God's country
Idealized rural homeland
God's country is a place of exceptional natural beauty, abundance, or spiritual significance—often one's own beloved homeland or region.
Americans use it to describe rural areas with open skies and unspoiled landscapes: Out here in God's country, you can see the Milky Way.
The phrase carries affectionate pride, sometimes with a touch of irony about provincial loyalty.
Of countryside or clergy care
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- sereneUntroubled and composed
tranquil · verdant · unspoiled · pristine · lush · fertile · Edenic · Arcadian
One's native land
- native landCountry of origin
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- heartlandCentral region of significance
America · national pride · allegiance · heritage · roots · birthright · belonging · soil
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- bucolicIdyllically rural
serene · tranquil · verdant · unspoiled · pristine · lush · fertile · Edenic · Arcadian · halcyon
homeland
One's native land
- native landCountry of origin
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
heartland · America · national pride · allegiance · heritage · roots · birthright · belonging · soil · home turf
heartland
Central region of significance
acreage · barnyard · backwoods · agriculture · harvest · farming · grazing · orchard · vineyard · ranch
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
untamed · bush · tundra · taiga · prairie · steppe · moorland · highlands · plateau · badlands
God's countryconcrete jungle
Dense cityscape, few parks
inner city · asphalt jungle · metropolis · downtown · urban sprawl
God's countryhell on earth
Extreme worldly suffering
cursed ground · Sodom and Gomorrah · cursed land · no man's land · wasteland
gods, godly, godliness, godless, godlessness, godhead, godhood, godlike, goddess