Paradiso

[par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]

par·a·dise

[par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]
noun
1.
heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
2.
an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
3.
(often initial capital letter) Eden (def. 1).
4.
a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
5.
a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
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6.
Architecture.
b.
an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
7.
(initial capital letter, italics) Italian, Pa·ra·di·so [pah-rah-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).
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English paradīs < Late Latin paradīsus < Greek parádeisos park, pleasure-grounds < Iranian; compare Avestan pairi-daēza enclosure
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Paradiso [(pahr-uh-dee-zoh)]

The last part of The Divine Comedy of Dante, describing heaven.

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