an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
(often initial capital letter) Eden1 (def. 1).
a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
Architecture.
parvis.
an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
(initial capital letter, italics)Italian Pa·ra·di·so[pah-rah-dee-zaw]. /ˌpɑ rɑˈdi zɔ/. the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice.Compare inferno (def. 3), purgatory (def. 2).
Origin of paradise
before 1000; Middle English, Old English paradīs<Late Latin paradīsus<Greek parádeisos park, pleasure-grounds <Iranian; compare Avestan pairi-daēza enclosure
The high Andes mountains of Peru are a hummingbird’s paradise, rich in wildflower nectar and low in predators.
This hummingbird survives cold nights by nearly freezing itself solid|Jonathan Lambert|September 8, 2020|Science News
Djibouti’s ports have traditionally provided a channel for the fertilizers that help thousands of farmers in Ethiopia cultivate acres of the drug, popularly called “the flower of paradise.”
How the Pandemic Is Saving Lives in the Horn of Africa|Eromo Egbejule|September 3, 2020|Ozy
To dispose of the waste, PG&E hired Bay Area Concrete to run a hydrovac dump site in Paradise.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire|by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation|August 26, 2020|ProPublica
Shortly after a devastating wildfire destroyed the small town of Paradise in Northern California in November 2018, Pacific Gas & Electric hired an obscure waste disposal company to help it rebuild from the fire.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire|by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation|August 26, 2020|ProPublica
If you enjoy good food, friends, arts, and everything an urban paradise has to offer, make Chicago your home.
Chicago: A Midwestern Jewel for the LGBTQ Community|LGBTQ-Editor|July 11, 2020|No Straight News
Flesh encircled him at the main pool of the Paradise Hotel and Residences at Boca.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Julia Cooke is the author of The Other Side of Paradise: Life in the New Cuba.
Book Bag: Great Books About Cuba|Julia Cooke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Paradise lies at the feet of mothers,” Erdogan said on Monday, quoting the Prophet Muhammad.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns|Xanthe Ackerman|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Turkey, some mothers find their paradise at the Esme Beltagy Center in Esenler, while others see paradise receding.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns|Xanthe Ackerman|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It may have looked like paradise, but a rebellion was brewing around the Davises.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gehenna was created before Paradise; the former on the second day and the latter on the third.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
But at this moment she perceived that Gervais, profiting by her inattention, was busy seeking his "paradise lost."
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola
Tiriel at the hour of his death realized why his paradise was fallen, and he had found nought but the drear sandy plain.
William Blake|Charles Gardner
Ere another Sabbath has passed, I may be with him in Paradise!
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The days are so bright, so beautiful, that they seem a very foretaste of paradise.
The Life Radiant|Lilian Whiting
British Dictionary definitions for paradise
paradise
/ (ˈpærəˌdaɪs) /
noun
heaven as the ultimate abode or state of the righteous
Islamthe sensual garden of delights that the Koran promises the faithful after death
Also called: limbo(according to some theologians) the intermediate abode or state of the just prior to the Resurrection of Jesus, as in Luke 23:43
the place or state of happiness enjoyed by Adam before the first sin; the Garden of Eden
any place or condition that fulfils all one's desires or aspirations
a park in which foreign animals are kept
Word Origin for paradise
Old English, from Church Latin paradīsus, from Greek paradeisos garden, of Persian origin; compare Avestan pairidaēza enclosed area, from pairi- around + daēza wall