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paradise

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[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.

  4. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.

  5. a state of supreme happiness; bliss.

  6. Architecture.

    1. parvis.

    2. an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.

  7. Italian Paradiso.(initial capital letter, italics)the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice.



Paradise

2

[par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]

noun

  1. a town in N California.

paradise

/ ˈæəˌ岹ɪ /

noun

  1. heaven as the ultimate abode or state of the righteous

  2. Islam the sensual garden of delights that the Koran promises the faithful after death

  3. 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

  4. the place or state of happiness enjoyed by Adam before the first sin; the Garden of Eden

  5. any place or condition that fulfils all one's desires or aspirations

  6. a park in which foreign animals are kept

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

paradise

  1. A place or state of pure happiness. Christians (see also Christian) have identified paradise both with the Garden of Eden and with heaven.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of paradise1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English 貹ī, from Late Latin 貹īܲ, from Greek 貹á𾱲Dz “park, pleasure-grounds,” from Old Iranian; compare Avestan 貹-岹ŧ “enclosure”; akin to Greek í peri- ( def. ), ٱîDz “mound, wall”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of paradise1

Old English, from Church Latin 貹īܲ, from Greek paradeisos garden, of Persian origin; compare Avestan 貹岹ŧ enclosed area, from pairi- around + 岹ŧ wall
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With plenty of grass, trees, dirt and hints of scatological delights in the air, they were in dog paradise.

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The name has a dual meaning in Arabic for both “fruits of paradise” and “evening conversations with friends,” which nicely sums up the feeling of their perfumes.

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Brian Wilson’s death on Wednesday at the age of 82 heralds an end to one idea of Southern California — as the temperate paradise of ascendant Americana.

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Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.

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“That night we served the hard-boiled eggs with a piquant herbaceous dressing that is somewhere at the intersection of gremolata, chimichurri and paradise,” he continued.

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