Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Promising}.]
   1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,
      giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;
      as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
      hostilities; to promise the payment of money. ``To promise
      aid.'' --Shak.

   2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;
      as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton.

   3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some
      benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
      as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
      city promised a reward.

   {Promised land}. See {Land of promise}, under {Land}.

   {To promise one's self}.
      (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.
      (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.

                I dare promise myself you will attest the truth
                of all I have advanced.           --Rambler.

Source : WordNet®

Promised Land
     n 1: an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of
          the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for
          Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine}, {Canaan},
           {Holy Land}]
     2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {eden},
         {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {Shangri-la}]
     3: the goal towards which Christians strive