Paradise Definition

părə-dīs, -dīz
noun
The garden of Eden.
Webster's New World
The abode of the righteous after death; abode of God and the blessed; heaven.
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According to some forms of Christian belief, an intermediate resting place for righteous souls awaiting the Resurrection.
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Any place of great beauty and perfection.
Webster's New World
Any place or condition of great satisfaction, happiness, or delight.
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pronoun
(religion) The Garden of Eden.
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(religion) Heaven.

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A town in California.

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A town in Grenada.

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A city in Kansas.

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verb
To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch.
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Other Word Forms of Paradise

Noun

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paradise
Plural:
paradises

Origin of Paradise

  • Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paradÄ«sus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (paradeisos), from Old Iranian *pari-daiza, compare Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daÄ“za, “walled enclusure, encompassing"), from 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (pairi, “around") and 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daÄ“za, “wall"). 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daÄ“za, “wall") may be from Proto-Indo-European *dheigÊ· (“to stick, set up").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English paradis from Old French from Late Latin paradīsus from Greek paradeisos garden, enclosed park, paradise from Avestan pairidaēza- enclosure, park pairi- around per1 in Indo-European roots daēza- wall dheigh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος "˜royal park, orchard', from Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬸𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi.daÄ“za), from 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (pairi, “around") and 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daÄ“za, “wall").

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