gone home
Left for good
Gone home is a euphemism for having died, framing death as a return to one's true or spiritual home: She's gone home to be with the Lord.
The phrase appears frequently in religious contexts, especially Christian, suggesting the deceased has returned to heaven or God's presence.
Outside religious usage, gone home simply means someone has departed for their residence.
Freedom from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- havenShelter from danger
security · protection · refuge · retreat · warmth · belonging · familiar · rest
Act of reaching destination
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- backReverse side; support
- reentryComing back in
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
threshold · reappearance · reunion · embrace · greeting · disembarkation · reintegration · readjustment
Stored past experiences
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- longingIntense, persistent desire
reminiscence · sentimentality · photographs · keepsakes · roots · formative · bittersweet · revisiting
Died, said gently
afterlife · memorial · loss · mourning · bereavement · condolences · funeral · obituary
Brought to an end
- doneNo longer in progress
- concludedBrought to completion
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
- overAbove or exceeding
ended · closed · settled · resolved · accomplished · mission complete · packed up · clocked out
safety
Freedom from harm
haven · security · protection · refuge · retreat · warmth · belonging · familiar · rest · peace
arrival
Act of reaching destination
doorstep · threshold · reappearance · reunion · embrace · greeting · disembarkation · reintegration · readjustment · resettlement
memories
Stored past experiences
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
longing · reminiscence · sentimentality · photographs · keepsakes · roots · formative · bittersweet · revisiting · unchanged
passed away
Died, said gently
eternal · afterlife · memorial · loss · mourning · bereavement · condolences · funeral · obituary · remembrance
finished
Brought to an end
- doneNo longer in progress
- concludedBrought to completion
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
over · ended · closed · settled · resolved · accomplished · mission complete · packed up · clocked out
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- memorialsmemorial, memorial service, memorial statue, memorials, war memorial
gone homestill here
stayed · remained · remaining · present · sticking around
home, gone, going, homely, homesick, hometown, homecoming, homelessness, homing