bosom of Abraham
- noun
- Literature
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seno de Abraham
- The pastor spoke about the bosom of Abraham as a reward for those who lived righteous lives.
Examples
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After they passed away, many believed their souls would find rest in the bosom of Abraham.
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And the bosom of Abraham where the just go... and limbo where children go.
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Will be are going to be taken and placed into the bosom of Abraham, where all the blessed dwell.
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She felt comforted knowing that her loved ones were in the bosom of Abraham, a place of eternal peace.
Synonyms
A peaceful place where the souls of good people rest after death in the Bible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The word 'bosom' evokes a close, protective embrace, so a learner could infer a comforting or secure association with 'Abraham', but the full idiomatic meaning—an afterlife resting place for the righteous—is a culturally and theologically specific sense that cannot be derived from the parts alone. Because some general sense of comfort is guessable but the precise biblical/postmortem meaning requires prior exposure, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bosom of Abraham may come from old Bible stories where Abraham is pictured holding people close to his chest, the bosom, like a kind father protecting them. So being in the bosom of Abraham became a way to say 'a place of comfort and peace after death'.
