paradise
heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
(often initial capital letter) Eden1 (def. 1).
a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
Architecture.
an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
(initial capital letter, italics)Italian Pa·ra·di·so [pah-rah-dee-zaw]. /ˌpɑ rɑˈdi zɔ/. 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).
Origin of paradise
1Words Nearby paradise
Other definitions for Paradise (2 of 2)
a town in N California.
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How to use paradise in a sentence
The high Andes mountains of Peru are a hummingbird’s paradise, rich in wildflower nectar and low in predators.
This hummingbird survives cold nights by nearly freezing itself solid | Jonathan Lambert | September 8, 2020 | Science NewsDjibouti’s ports have traditionally provided a channel for the fertilizers that help thousands of farmers in Ethiopia cultivate acres of the drug, popularly called “the flower of paradise.”
Shortly after a devastating wildfire destroyed the small town of paradise in Northern California in November 2018, Pacific Gas & Electric hired an obscure waste disposal company to help it rebuild from the fire.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | August 26, 2020 | ProPublicaTo dispose of the waste, PG&E hired Bay Area Concrete to run a hydrovac dump site in paradise.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | August 26, 2020 | ProPublicaIf you enjoy good food, friends, arts, and everything an urban paradise has to offer, make Chicago your home.
Chicago: A Midwestern Jewel for the LGBTQ Community | LGBTQ-Editor | July 11, 2020 | No Straight News
Flesh encircled him at the main pool of the paradise Hotel and Residences at Boca.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTJulia Cooke is the author of The Other Side of paradise: Life in the New Cuba.
“paradise lies at the feet of mothers,” Erdogan said on Monday, quoting the Prophet Muhammad.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns | Xanthe Ackerman | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Turkey, some mothers find their paradise at the Esme Beltagy Center in Esenler, while others see paradise receding.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns | Xanthe Ackerman | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt may have looked like paradise, but a rebellion was brewing around the Davises.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo we put on our things, and proceeded to walk along the river to a place called paradise, on account of its loveliness.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe effect was that of a bird of paradise bringing balm to our overwrought nerves.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonHenoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousNow suddenly, unexpectedly, she knew she had been living in a fool's paradise, into which Nigel had led her.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensI never knew a Christian so confident of going to paradise, or less eager to set out.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
British Dictionary definitions for paradise
/ (ˈpærəˌdaɪs) /
heaven as the ultimate abode or state of the righteous
Islam the sensual garden of delights that the Koran promises the faithful after death
Also called: limbo (according to some theologians) the intermediate abode or state of the just prior to the Resurrection of Jesus, as in Luke 23:43
the place or state of happiness enjoyed by Adam before the first sin; the Garden of Eden
any place or condition that fulfils all one's desires or aspirations
a park in which foreign animals are kept
Origin of paradise
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for paradise
A place or state of pure happiness. Christians (see also Christian) have identified paradise both with the Garden of Eden and with heaven.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with paradise
see fool's paradise.
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