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Eden

1

[ eed-n ]

noun

  1. the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Genesis 2:8–24.
  2. any delightful region or abode; paradise.
  3. a state of perfect happiness or bliss.
  4. a town in northern North Carolina.


Eden

2

[ eed-n ]

noun

  1. (Robert) Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897–1977, British statesman: prime minister 1955–57.

Eden

1

/ ˈiːdən /

noun

  1. EdenSir (Robert) Anthony, Earl of Avon18971977MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir ( Robert ) Anthony, Earl of Avon. 1897–1977, British Conservative statesman; foreign secretary (1935–38; 1940–45; 1951–55) and prime minister (1955–57). He resigned after the controversy caused by the occupation of the Suez Canal zone by British and French forces (1956)


Eden

2

/ ˈiːdən; iːˈdɛnɪk /

noun

  1. Also calledGarden of Eden Old Testament the garden in which Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation
  2. a delightful place, region, dwelling, etc; paradise
  3. a state of great delight, happiness, or contentment; bliss

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Derived Forms

  • Edenic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • E·den·ic [ee-, den, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eden1

First recorded in 1200–50; from Hebrew ʿēdhen “plain, steppe,” from Akkadian edin(n)u “plain,” from Sumerian eden “plain, steppe,” and homonymous with the unrelated Hebrew word for “delight, pleasure”; Aden ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eden1

C14: from Late Latin, from Hebrew `ēdhen place of pleasure

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Example Sentences

This hidden Eden continues to baffle geologists with its oculus of volcanic stone.

Runner-Up: Pauline Etienne, Eden I could not take my eyes off this immensely talented Belgian actress.

Art can be an accomplice to the process of destroying Eden but is never the sole agent.

But unlike Hobby Lobby, who rejected just four types of contraception, Eden Foods is rejecting all of them.

If Eden Foods wins their case, they can refuse to pay for all 20.

Even Eden was not complete until man appeared in it, though, as usual, he made trouble shortly afterward.

He read on, but not to the end; for as he read he came to one paragraph that made him fancy that Mr. Eden was by his very side.

He ran and got Mr. Eden's ring out of pawn, and kissed it and put it on; next he liberated his hat.

God first told Adam to dress the Garden of Eden, and to keep it, and then permitted him to eat of the fruit of his labor.

The Greta is an excellent trolling stream, but the fish are not near the average weight of those in the Eden.

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edemaEden, Garden of