Edenic

Variant of Eden

Eden definition

Eden (ēd′'n)

noun

  1. Bible the garden where Adam and Eve first lived; Paradise: Gen. 2:8
  2. any delightful place or state; a paradise

Etymology: LL < Heb, lit., delight

Related Forms:

  • Edenic Eden′·ic adjective or edenic eden′·ic (ē den′ik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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