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Paradise

Paradise¹ definition

Para·dise (par′ə dīs′, -dīz′)

noun

the garden of Eden
the abode of the righteous after death; abode of God and the blessed; heaven
1. any place of great beauty and perfection
2. any place or condition of great satisfaction, happiness, or delight

Etymology: ME paradis < OE & OFr, both < LL(Ec) paradisus, heaven, abode of the blessed < L, park, orchard < Gr paradeisos, park, garden (in N.T. & LXX, Paradise) < Iran *pardez, akin to Avestan pairi-daēza, enclosure < pairi, around (see peri-) + daēza, a wall < IE base *dheigh-, to knead clay: see dough

Paradise² definition

Para·dise (par′ə dīs′, -dīz′)

city in SE Nev., near Las Vegas: pop. 186,000

Etymology: descriptive

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