Definition of paradise
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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
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Leroy and Sally Hall found their slice of paradise on a steep parcel in the Sierra foothills.
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For most of us, just another day in paradise with very light winds and highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
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Close your eyes and picture paradise with me, friend.
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Toward a paved paradiseToday's Summerfests unfold on paved and landscaped grounds, where 11 permanent stages offer music from myriad genres.
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The reward for finding this tent-camping paradise is a riverbank spot alongside one of the most beautiful rivers in Idaho, known mostly for its slow stream of driftboats and trophy rainbows.
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Still, while Ilha Grande doesn’t have a sewage problem, it’s far from an environmental paradise.
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Then juxtapose them both with the incomparable Ardabil Carpet, a paradise garden woven in wool and silk in Shiite Persia and signed by the mysterious Maqsud Kashani.
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The concept of an American paradise—one that boasts lush jungles, tropical coastlines and volcanic terrain—is rarely considered.
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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
Paradise
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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
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: a very beautiful, pleasant, or peaceful place that seems to be perfect
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: a place that is perfect for a particular activity or for a person who enjoys that activity
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: a state of complete happiness
PARADISE Defined for Kids
paradise
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1 : a place, state, or time of great beauty or happiness “A fair is a rat's paradise. Everybody spills food at a fair.” — E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
2 : heaven 2
3 : the place where Adam and Eve first lived according to the Bible
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