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At a certain stage in his evolution, man himself had been able to lay hold upon a higher order of things, which raised him above the level of the beasts that perish, and enabled him to see, at least in the distance, the shining towers of the City of God.
Alfred Noyes

Meaning of "City of God" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CITY OF GOD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CITY OF GOD

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City of God is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CITY OF GOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

City of God

The term City of God may refer to the unity between the Holy Roman Empire and the Church in the Middle Ages, or: ▪ City of God, 5th century book by St. Augustine of Hippo ▪ City of God, a 1997 novel by Paulo Lins set in the Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood Cidade de Deus ▪ City of God, a 2002 Brazilian film based on Lins' novel ▪ City of God – 10 Years Later, a 2012 Brazilian documentary about the 2002 movie.. ▪ Cidade de Deus, the Banco Bradesco headquarters in Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil ▪ Mystical City of God, a 17th-century book by María de Ágreda ▪ City of God, an Indian film ▪ City of the Gods, a 1987 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game...

Definition of City of God in the English dictionary

The definition of City of God in the dictionary is heaven conceived of as the New Jerusalem. Other definition of City of God is the Church in contrast to the world, as described by St Augustine.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CITY OF GOD

City Code
city college
City Company
city councilman
city councilmen
city desk
city dweller
city editor
city father
city hall
city manager
City of
City of Aberdeen
City of Bristol
City of Dundee
City of Gibraltar
City of Glasgow
City of Westminster

WORDS THAT END LIKE CITY OF GOD

act of God
goat God
honest to God
house of God
Lamb of God
man of God
Mother of God
play God
rod from God
son of God
Word of God

Synonyms and antonyms of City of God in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «City of God» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CITY OF GOD

Find out the translation of City of God to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of City of God from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «City of God» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上帝之城
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ciudad de Dios
570 millions of speakers

English

City of God
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भगवान का शहर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مدينة الله
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Город Бога
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cidade de Deus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঈশ্বরের শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cité de Dieu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kota Tuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

City of God
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神の国
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나님의 시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha Allah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Thành phố của Thiên Chúa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடவுளின் நகரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवाचे शहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanrının Şehri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Città di Dio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Miasto Boga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Місто Бога
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Orașul lui Dumnezeu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Πόλη του Θεού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Stad van God
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Guds stad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

City of God
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of City of God

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about City of God

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QUOTES WITH «CITY OF GOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word City of God.
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Alfred Noyes
At a certain stage in his evolution, man himself had been able to lay hold upon a higher order of things, which raised him above the level of the beasts that perish, and enabled him to see, at least in the distance, the shining towers of the City of God.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITY OF GOD»

Discover the use of City of God in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to City of God and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The City of God
No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages.
Augistine,Saint, 2011
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City of God
Based on a true story, this is a sprawling, magnificently told epic about the history of gang life in Rio's favelas. The original novel of the hugely acclaimed film.
Paulo Lins, 2011
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City of God: Christian Citizenship in Postwar Guatemala
The result is a thoroughly innovative study of the way in which social circumstance and politics are internalized. We will be feeling the aftershocks of the movement that is so sensitively studied in this book for years to come.
Kevin Lewis O'Neill, 2010
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City of God: Faith in the Streets
As the story unfolds, Sara Miles also reflects on life in her city over the last two decades, where the people of God suffer and rejoice, building community amid the grit and beauty of this urban landscape.
Sara Miles, 2014
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Augustine: The City of God Against the Pagans
The first new rendition for a generation of one of the classic texts of Western civilisation.
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), R. W. Dyson, 1998
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City of God
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought.
Augustine, Gillian Rosemary Evans, 2003
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The City of God
" --Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and this book is one of his greatest theological works.
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Marcus Dods, 2008
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City of God
Gil Cuadros published stories and poems in Indivisible, High Risk 2, and Blood Whispers.
Gil Cuadros, 1994
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City of God: A Novel
A writer alerted to the story by a newspaper article befriends the priest and the rabbis and find that their struggles with their respective traditions are relevant to the case.
E. L. Doctorow, 2001
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Concerning The City of God Against the Pagans
And since medieval Europe was the cradle of modern Western society, this work is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being.
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Henry Scowcroft Bettenson, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITY OF GOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term City of God is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Real Jesus Wants to Know Where You Stand
... to know where you stand — to divide those who are with him from those who are with the world. Are we worthy of Jesus and the City of God? «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
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'San Francisco: It's the New Rome.'
St. Augustine wrote that the collapse of ancient Rome showed the contradictions between the City of God–the ideal republic that awaited in ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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The Music Video Rihanna Could Have Made....
Kátia Lund (of "City of God") co-directed “Boa Esperança,” and the french directors group, Megaforce, directed “BBHMM.” - Both videos involve ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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The Common Good: Contained in the Person of Jesus Christ
St. Augustine (portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century) wrote at length about the common good in his fifth-century work, City of God. «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
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Isis are barbarians – but the Caliphate is an ancient Muslim ideal
... the Muslim imagination as the kingdom of Christ upon earth or St Augustine's City of God did to Christians in Europe for at least 1,500 years. «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Reasoning with God
... ever since Augustine's De Civitate Dei (The City of God) which not only proposed that the purpose of government or Civitas Terrena (City of ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
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An Oldie But Goodie: Nationalism Distinguished from Patriotism
Like all human societies it is not “the City of God” but another expression of the “City of Man.” As a Christian, my primary citizenship is in God's ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Not Your Average Love Songs: “Heaven's Knife” & “Like the Dawn”
In book 14 of the City of God, Augustine spends a number of pages trying to reconstruct what spousal love must have been like before the Fall. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Brazil Is No Paradise - But Here's Why
Way beyond the violence and corruption from City of God, the country finds itself in a very dangerous situation and dark times might be ahead. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Watch: Exclusive Clip From Trinidadian Crime Film 'God Loves The …
"God Loves the Fighter" finds its predecessors in films like "City of God" and "The Harder They Come," but the twisty crime tale filled with many ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»

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