What does paradise mean?

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ˈpær əˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪzpar·adise

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Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la(noun)
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Paradise(noun)
(Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

paradise(Noun)
Heaven.
Etymology: From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Greek παράδεισος ‘royal park, orchard’, from Avestan 0B1E0B000B0C0B2D0B0C0B380B1B0B000B090B300B00, from and .
paradise(Noun)
A very pleasant place.
Etymology: From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Greek παράδεισος ‘royal park, orchard’, from Avestan 0B1E0B000B0C0B2D0B0C0B380B1B0B000B090B300B00, from and .
paradise(Noun)
A very positive experience.
Etymology: From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Greek παράδεισος ‘royal park, orchard’, from Avestan 0B1E0B000B0C0B2D0B0C0B380B1B0B000B090B300B00, from and .
Paradise(ProperNoun)
Heaven.
Etymology: From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Greek παράδεισος ‘royal park, orchard’, from Avestan 0B1E0B000B0C0B2D0B0C0B380B1B0B000B090B300B00, from and .
Paradise(ProperNoun)
The Garden of Eden.
Etymology: From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Greek παράδεισος ‘royal park, orchard’, from Avestan 0B1E0B000B0C0B2D0B0C0B380B1B0B000B090B300B00, from and .

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

Paradise(noun)
the garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation
Etymology: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
Paradise(noun)
the abode of sanctified souls after death
Etymology: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
Paradise(noun)
a place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness
Etymology: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
Paradise(noun)
an open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc
Etymology: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
Paradise(noun)
a churchyard or cemetery
Etymology: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
Paradise(verb)
to affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch
Etymology: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

Paradise
Paradise is a religious or metaphysical term for a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and eternal. It is conceptually a counter-image of the supposed miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness. Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land of luxury and idleness. Paradise is often described as a "higher place", the holiest place, in contrast to this world, or underworlds such as Hell. Paradisaical notions are cross-cultural, often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both. In eschatological contexts, paradise is imagined as an abode of the virtuous dead. In Christian and Islamic understanding, Heaven is a paradisaical relief, evident for example in the Gospel of Luke when Jesus tells a penitent criminal crucified alongside him that they will be together in paradise. In old Egyptian beliefs, the otherworld is Aaru, the reed-fields of ideal hunting and fishing grounds where the dead lived after judgment. For the Celts, it was the Fortunate Isle of Mag Mell. For the classical Greeks, the Elysian fields was a paradisaical land of plenty where the heroic and righteous dead hoped to spend eternity. The Vedic Indians held that the physical body was destroyed by fire but recreated and reunited in the Third Heaven in a state of bliss. In the Zoroastrian Avesta, the "Best Existence" and the "House of Song" are places of the righteous dead. On the other hand, in cosmological contexts 'paradise' describes the world before it was tainted by evil. So for example, the Abrahamic faiths associate paradise with the Garden of Eden, that is, the perfect state of the world prior to the fall from grace, and the perfect state that will be restored in the World to Come.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Paradise
par′a-dīs, n. a park or pleasure-ground, esp. in ancient Persia: the garden of Eden: heaven: any place of great beauty or state of blissful delights: the happy abode of the righteous in heaven: (slang) the upper gallery in a theatre: (archit.) a small private apartment, a court in front of a church.—adjs. Paradisā′ic, -al, Paradis′iac, -al, pertaining to, or resembling, paradise.—n. Par′adise-fish, a Chinese species of Macropid often kept in aquaria for its beauty of form and colouring.—adjs. Paradis′ial, Paradis′ian, pertaining to, suitable to, or resembling paradise; Paradis′ic, -al, pertaining to paradise.—Bird Of Paradise, an Eastern bird closely allied to the crow, with splendid plumage. [Fr. paradis—L. paradisus—Gr. paradeisos, a park, prob. Persian.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

paradise
1. A place where one is permitted to continue one's vices, excesses and inanities for an eternity. 2. A postmortem rake-off. 3. Any place from which one can see a friend in Hell. 4. One good telephone system. (Christians, Mohammedans and Billysundays have promised themselves a cheerful time after death; this they call _Paradise_. The Jews are the only people who have no Paradise beyond the tomb; this is easily explained when it is remembered that they own New York.)

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paradise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paradise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of paradise in a Sentence

Mehmet Ali:
They Promised Me Paradise.
Saadi:
From the Gulistan Be not over much angry with thy slave; Treat him not unjustly, and pain not his feelings. True, thou mayst have bought him for ten direms; But 'twas not by thy power that he was created. There is a tradition of the Prophet--peace be upon him!--that on the day of the resurrection the greatest grief will be when the pious slave is carried to Paradise, and his worthless master is borne away to Hell.
George Charfauros:
We sell two things, we sell paradise — beaches, clean water, sunshine.And then we also sell strategic location.There’s a delicate balance in that.
Prasanna Tanti:
I'm not saying everything is because of this government, but this government has done much more than others, india has become a paradise for all kinds of investors.
Senior Officer Deon Joseph:
It is a predators' paradise. They are attracted to this place. They often target the mentally ill, some of whom are nonverbal, others who believe they are Santa Claus and no one is going to believe a word they say.