Paradise

Pronunciation

• enPR: pă'rÉ™dÄ«s, IPA: /ˈpærÉ™daɪs/, /ˈpÉ›rÉ™daɪs/

Origin

Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Old Iranian *pari-daiza, compare Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 ("walled enclusure, encompassing"), from 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 ("around") and 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 ("wall"). 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 ("wall") may be from Proto-Indo-European *dheigʷ ("to stick, set up").

Full definition of paradise

Noun

1. (chiefly religion) Heaven; the abode of sanctified souls after death.
• Bible, Luke xxiii. 43To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
• LongfellowIt sounds to him like her mother's voice,
  Singing in Paradise.
2. (figuratively) A very pleasant place.an island paradise in the Caribbean
3. (figuratively) A very positive experience.
4. (architecture) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
5. A churchyard or cemetery.

Synonyms

• haven
• heaven
• idyll
• utopia

Derived terms

Related terms

• parvis

Verb

1. To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch.

Anagrams

• Paradesi