Celestial City

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Definition

Noun phrase: * A symbolic or poetic name for Heaven; the abode of God, angels, and the souls of the righteous after death. The term evokes a perfect, divine, and eternal city, often used in religious and allegorical contexts to represent the ultimate destination of the faithful.

Usage Examples
  • In John Bunyan's allegory, the protagonist's entire journey is toward the Celestial City.
  • The preacher described the Celestial City as a place of everlasting peace and joy.
  • Her faith gave her comfort, as she believed her loved ones were now in the Celestial City.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is often capitalized as the Celestial City when used as a proper noun referring to the specific Christian concept of Heaven.
  • It can be used metaphorically to describe any idealized, perfect, or ultimate goal or destination.
    • For the dedicated scientist, the Nobel Prize ceremony was her Celestial City.
Variants and Related Words
  • Heaven (n): The more common term for the abode of God and the blessed dead.
  • Paradise (n): Often used synonymously with Heaven; a place of supreme happiness.
  • The New Jerusalem (n): Another biblical and allegorical name for the holy city of Heaven, from the Book of Revelation.
  • Zion (n): In a spiritual sense, can refer to the heavenly city or the kingdom of God.
Synonyms
  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • The Promised Land (in a spiritual sense)
  • The Hereafter
  • The afterlife (though this is a more general, less specifically Christian term)
Related Idioms
  • Streets paved with gold: A common descriptive idiom for the splendor of the Celestial City/Heaven, derived from biblical descriptions.
    • He imagined the Celestial City with streets paved with gold.
Noun
  1. phrases used to refer to Heaven
    • the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'

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