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paradise
1[ par-uh-dahys, -dahyz ]
noun
- heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
- (often initial capital letter) Eden 1( def 1 ).
- a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
- a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
- Architecture.
- an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
- (initial capital letter, italics) Italian ±Ê²¹Â·°ù²¹Â·»å¾±Â·²õ´Ç [pah-, r, ah-, dee, -zaw]. the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice. Compare inferno ( def 3 ), purgatory ( def 2 ).
Paradise
2[ par-uh-dahys, -dahyz ]
noun
- a town in N California.
paradise
/ ˈ±èæ°ùəˌ»å²¹Éª²õ /
noun
- heaven as the ultimate abode or state of the righteous
- Islam the sensual garden of delights that the Koran promises the faithful after death
- Also calledlimbo (according to some theologians) the intermediate abode or state of the just prior to the Resurrection of Jesus, as in Luke 23:43
- the place or state of happiness enjoyed by Adam before the first sin; the Garden of Eden
- any place or condition that fulfils all one's desires or aspirations
- a park in which foreign animals are kept
paradise
- A place or state of pure happiness. Christians (see also Christian ) have identified paradise both with the Garden of Eden and with heaven .
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of paradise1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of paradise1
Idioms and Phrases
see fool's paradise .Example Sentences
Ritter’s second novel is a fiendish tale of trouble in paradise.
About 20 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Point Reyes Peninsula rises up, a paradise of ocean, dunes, cliffs and grassland that feels delivered from another time and place.
Several Altadena artists reflect on their creative paradise that was destroyed by Santa Ana winds and the Eaton fire last week.
Burrows spent three decades "living in paradise" - the 80-year-old's own description of Thailand - while his victims were "left to suffer as they struggled to try and rebuild their lives", she added.
Once Gaza has been taken over and emptied of Palestinians, Trump wants to turn the area into a resort area, a type of vacation “paradise†where, of course, his hotels will be featured attractions.
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