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   Par·a·dise

   /ˈperəˌdīs/

   

   noun

   • 1. (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just: "martyrs who die in battle with the ungodly earn instant transmission to paradise" Similar heaventhe kingdom of heaventhe promised landthe heavenly kingdomthe City of Godthe celestial citythe abode of Godthe abode of the saintsZionAbraham's bosomthe New JerusalemElysiumthe Elysian Fieldsthe Islands of the BlessedValhallaAvalon
   • ▪ the abode of Adam and Eve before the Fall in the biblical account of the Creation; the Garden of Eden. Similar the Garden of EdenEden
   • ▪ an ideal or idyllic place or state: "the surrounding countryside is a walker's paradise" Similar UtopiafairylandShangri-Laheavenidyllnirvanaliterary:Arcadiablissheavenecstasyrapturedelightjoyhappinessnirvanaseventh heavenheaven on earthOpposite hell

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French paradis, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paradeisos ‘royal (enclosed) park’, from Avestan pairidaēza ‘enclosure, park’.

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   1. a. : eden sense 2. b. : an intermediate place or state where the souls of the righteous await resurrection and the final judgment. c. : heaven. 2. : a place or state of bliss, felicity, or delight.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARADISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be: a tropical paradise. His idea of paradise is to spend the day lying on the beach. This mall is a shopper's paradise. Paradise. Heaven: They believe they'll go to Paradise after they die.

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   Paradise definition: heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.. See examples of PARADISE used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › paradiseParadise - definition of paradise by The Free Dictionary

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   Define paradise. paradise synonyms, paradise pronunciation, paradise translation, English dictionary definition of paradise. n. 1. often Paradise The Garden of Eden. 2. a. In various religious traditions, the Edenic or heavenly abode of righteous souls after death. b.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionparadise noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of paradise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › paradisePARADISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You can refer to a place or situation that seems beautiful or perfect as paradise or a paradise. ...one of the world's great natural paradises. This place is what my father would call a paradise, with wide open spaces on all sides.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › paradisePARADISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PARADISE definition: 1. in some religions, a place where good people go after they die 2. a perfect place or situation: . Learn more.