paradise

noun par·a·dise \ ˈper-ə-ˌdīs , -ˌdīz , ˈpa-rə- \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Examples: paradise in a Sentence

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Definition of paradise

1 a : eden 2

b : an intermediate place or state where the souls of the righteous await resurrection and the final judgment

c : heaven

2 : a place or state of bliss, felicity, or delight

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paradisial

play \ˌper-ə-ˈdi-sē-əl, -zē-, ˌpa-rə-\ or less commonly paradisical play \ˌper-ə-ˈdi-si-kəl, -zi-, ˌpa-rə-\ adjective

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Examples of paradise in a Sentence

Their marriage was very happy at first, but now there's trouble in paradise.
a marsh that is a birdwatcher's paradise
This shop is an antique collecting paradise!

Recent Examples of paradise from the Web

At the beach and craving a burger but don’t want to leave your patch of paradise?

— elaine glusac, New York Times, "3 New Services That Bring Hotel Amenities to Travelers Not in Hotels," 25 June 2018
Soaring music boomed over the speakers, and the reporters were bombarded with a montage portraying North Korea as some sort of paradise.

— avi selk, latimes.com, "Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda. It came from the White House," 12 June 2018
Soaring music boomed over the speakers, and the reporters were bombarded with a montage portraying North Korea as some sort of paradise.

— avi selk, courant.com, "Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda. It came from the White House.," 12 June 2018
As the hosts enter a kind of digital paradise that represents one option for their escape, the show renounces the human world itself in favor of nature’s glory.

— josephine livingstone, The New Republic, "Puzzled by Westworld? Look to Shakespeare.," 26 June 2018
Dolores beamed the virtual world to a satellite so humans can never find and destroy the hosts' paradise.

— kayleigh roberts, Marie Claire, "All the Questions We Have After the 'Westworld' Finale," 25 June 2018
Vogue Mexico July cover shot in paradise by the incredible @chriscolls @valecollado !!

— jillian ruffo, PEOPLE.com, "Bella Hadid Poses in Just a Thong for Vogue Mexico Beach Photo Shoot," 25 June 2018
Maeve made a triumphant escape, and survived long enough to usher her daughter to safety in a kind of robot paradise coded by Ford.

— The Atlantic, "Westworld: Is This Now?," 24 June 2018
Plenty of stars were in France this week, from Cannes Lions to Virgil Abloh’s first runway show as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear, but few made the country look like such an enviable summer paradise as Kerry Washington.

— jordan amchin, Vanities, "The Week in Fashion: Kerry Washington Welcomes Summer in Style," 22 June 2018

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Did You Know?

Paradise ultimately comes from an Iranian word that the Greeks modified into paradeisos, meaning "enclosed park." In Hellenistic Greek, "paradeisos" was also used in the Septuagint - an early Greek translation of Jewish scriptures - in reference to the Garden of Eden. Early Christian writers also used "paradeisos" for both Heaven and for the place where righteous souls await resurrection. These senses of "paradeisos" entered into Late Latin as paradisus, and then into Anglo-French (and later, Middle English) as "paradis." Though originally used in theological senses in English, "paradise" has also come to refer to more earthly states and places of delight as well.

Origin and Etymology of paradise

Middle English paradis, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin paradisus, from Greek paradeisos, literally, enclosed park, of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan pairi-daēza- enclosure; akin to Greek peri around and to Greek teichos wall — more at peri-, dough

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First Known Use: before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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paradise Synonyms

Paradise

geographical name Par·a·dise \ ˈpa-rə-ˌdīs , -ˌdīz \

Definition of Paradise

1 town in northern California north of Sacramento population 26,218

2 unincorporated population center just south of Las Vegas in southern Nevada population 223,167

PARADISE Defined for English Language Learners

paradise

noun

Definition of paradise for English Language Learners

: a very beautiful, pleasant, or peaceful place that seems to be perfect
: a place that is perfect for a particular activity or for a person who enjoys that activity
: a state of complete happiness