noun (n)

• an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  canaan, holy land, palestine
  

  source: wordnet30
• any place of complete bliss and delight and peace(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  eden, heaven, nirvana, paradise, shangri-la
  

  source: wordnet30
• the goal towards which Christians strive(noun.cognition)

  source: wordnet30