called home
Dialed the house
Called home is a euphemism for dying, framing death as a summons to heaven or the afterlife: She was called home after a long illness.
The phrase implies a benevolent God retrieving a soul, offering comfort to the bereaved.
Outside religious contexts, called home simply means summoned back to one's residence or place of origin: The ambassador was called home for consultations.
- summonedCalled to appear
- returnedWent back again
- beckonedSignaled to approach
- came backWent and returned
- phonedContacted by telephone
rang · dialed · long distance · died · passed · heaven · departed · eternal · final rest · rest · telephone · mother · family · longing · nostalgia · belonging · loved ones · roots