nirvana

nir·vana (nir vä′nə, nər-; --van′ə)

noun

Hinduism a blowing out, or extinction, of the flame of life through reunion with Brahma
Buddhism the state of perfect blessedness achieved by the extinction of individual existence and by the absorption of the soul into the supreme spirit, or by the extinction of all desires and passions
any place or condition of great peace or bliss

Etymology: Sans nirvāṇa < nirvā, to blow out < nis-, out + vā, to blow: see wind

Converse of object

attain: Afterward - she smiled gently at the recollection - she had thanked her bemused jailers for helping her to attain nirvana.
reach: Reaching the nirvana of running the two most popular desktop operating systems on one machine is a lot harder than you might expect.
achieve: And some will use enormous amounts of effort and energy to try to achieve this nirvana.
seek: Similarly, the Divine Mother is not really pleased with those who seek nirvana, for they want to retire from the game.
represent: Are we really saying that an increase in voter turnout to 35 % represents democratic nirvana?

Preposition: in

form: Minotaur - In our regular skeptic's column, information nirvana in the form of the Net has not yet reached Ruth Jenkins.

Adjective modifier

ranking: Some make submitting pages to search engines sound like the fast track to search engine ranking nirvana.
digital: But something funny happened on the way to this digital nirvana.
musical: He sounds a lot closer to his blues roots, whilst still trying to reach a state of musical nirvana.
supernatural: As in the past, a fervent belief in supernatural nirvana is a good excuse to avoid doing anything practical about mundane earthly problems.
socialist: The proletariat, the party and the state provided a holy trinity of centralized power that would usher in a socialist nirvana.
democratic: Are we really saying that an increase in voter turnout to 35 % represents democratic nirvana?

Modifies a noun

introducing: England 3 - 1 Hungary England B 1 - 2 Belarus Nerd nirvana Introducing... England The Guardian guide to a team called England.
fan: Nirvana fans, be forewarned: This sensuously entropic elegy is the most elemental and circumscribed of biopics.

Noun used with modifier

Nerd: England 3 - 1 Hungary England B 1 - 2 Belarus Nerd nirvana Introducing... England The Guardian guide to a team called England.
coffee: Contentment, Satisfaction, Bliss, Paradise - coffee nirvana is an exceptional range of premium Australian arabica coffee.

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