Paradise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
  2. an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
  3. Eden1 (def. 1).
  4. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
  5. a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
  6. Architecture.
    • parvis.
    • an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
  7. the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice.
noun
  1. a town in N California.
noun
  1. heaven as the ultimate abode or state of the righteous
  2. the sensual garden of delights that the Koran promises the faithful after death
  3. (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
Paradise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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