(often Paradise) = heaven
(often Paradise) the place or state of perfect happiness enjoyed by Adam and Eve before the first sin; the Garden of Eden
an intermediate place or state where the righteous dead await resurrection and judgment; limbo
an idyllic place or state
paradisaical /-diʹsayəkl/ adj
paradisal adj
paradisiacal /-diʹsie·əkl/ adj
paradisical /-ʹdizikl/ adj
[Middle English paradis via Old French paradis and late Latin paradisus from Greek paradeisos enclosed park, of Iranian origin]