Saturday 10 March 2007

...promised land...?

Some definitions to kick it off- not my own...

Promised Land
–noun

1. Heaven.
2. Canaan, the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. Gen. 12:7.
3. (often lowercase) a place or situation believed to hold ultimate happiness.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)


promised land
noun

1. an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: Palestine]
2. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: Eden]
3. the goal towards which Christians strive
WordNet® 2.1


Prom·ised Land (prŏm'ĭst)
n.
1. The land of Canaan, promised by the Lord to Abraham's descendants in the Bible.
2. A longed-for place where complete satisfaction and happiness will be achieved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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