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CITY OF GOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does City of God mean? 

CITY OF GOD (noun)
  The noun CITY OF GOD has 1 sense:

1. phrases used to refer to Heavenplay

  Familiarity information: CITY OF GOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CITY OF GOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Phrases used to refer to Heaven

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Celestial City; City of God; Heavenly City; Holy City

Context example:

the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress'

Hypernyms ("City of God" is a kind of...):

Heaven (the abode of God and the angels)


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