Definitions for paradise
ˈpær əˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪzpar·adis·e

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-lanoun

   any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

2. Paradisenoun

   (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. paradisenoun

   Heaven.

2. paradisenoun

   A very pleasant place.

3. paradisenoun

   A very positive experience.

4. Paradisenoun

   Heaven.

5. Paradisenoun

   The Garden of Eden.

6. Etymology: From French paradis, from Latin paradisus, from Greek παράδεισος ‘royal park, orchard’, from Avestan
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. PARADISEnoun

   Etymology: παϱάδεισος; paradise, Fr.

   1. The blissful regions, in which the first pair was placed.

   Longer in that paradise to dwell,
   The law I gave to nature him forbids. John Milton.

   2. Any place of felicity.

   What fool is not so wise,
   To lose an oath to win a paradise. William Shakespeare.

   Consideration, like an angel, came,
   And whipt th’ offending Adam out of him;
   Leaving his body as a paradise,
   T’ invelope and contain celestial spirits. William Shakespeare.

   If ye should lead her into a fool’s paradise,
   It were very gross behaviour. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   Why, nature, bower the spirit of a fiend
   In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh. William Shakespeare.

   The earth
   Shall all be paradise, far happier place,
   Than this of Eden, and far happier days. John Milton.

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

1. Paradisenoun

   the garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation

2. Paradisenoun

   the abode of sanctified souls after death

3. Paradisenoun

   a place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness

4. Paradisenoun

   an open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc

5. Paradisenoun

   a churchyard or cemetery

6. Paradiseverb

   to affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch

7. 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:

1. 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:

1. 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:

1. 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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Anagrams for paradise »

1. Paradesi

2. sparidae

How to pronounce paradise?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Oliver

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How to say paradise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paradise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paradise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of paradise in a Sentence

1. Ryan Marshall:

   Existing municipalities and existing residents do not want any new neighbors, they've got their slice of paradise, and they don't want any new friends, and it's the sad reality of the world that we live in today.

2. Chris Harrison:

   The Bachelor in Paradise.

3. Eric Garcetti:

   There will never be another like Jonathan Gold, who will forever be our brilliant, indispensable guide through the culinary paradise that is Los Angeles, jonathan earned worldwide acclaim as a food critic, but he possessed the soul of a poet whose words helped readers everywhere understand the history and culture of our city. His passing is a loss for all who share his love for L.A. and unique understanding of how food -- whether served from a truck window or atop a white tablecloth -- is an incomparable expression of our common humanity.

4. Pauline Geoffroy:

   The sea, mountains and wildlife here are just so unique, it's like a paradise. I would definitely come back.

5. Omar Khayym:

   A Book of Verses undeneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness- Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow

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