paradise

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
2. (countable, uncountable) A garden where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A very pleasant experience.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A churchyard or cemetery.
8. (countable, slang, uncountable) The upper gallery in a theatre.
9. (countable, uncountable) A cake, often as a paradise slice.

Verb

1. To place (as) in paradise.
2. (obsolete) To transform into a paradise.
3. (obsolete, rare) To affect or exalt with visions of happiness.

Synonyms

heaven

Eden

nirvana

Garden of Eden

Elysium

Paradise

Shangri-la

sky

bliss

promised land

eden

Elysian Fields

theme park

Xanadu

the gods

abode of the angels

celestial castle

celestial residence

heavenly palace

path to the heaven

Land of the Leal

abundance

sweet hereafter

elysium

empyrean

eternity

garden

orchard

park

🏞️

plenty

skies

utopia

Kingdom of Heaven

pleasure garden

Translations

paradis

Paradies

paraíso

paradijs

nirvana

cennet

Himmel

cenet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: paradis

Inherited from Old English: paradīs

In summary

From Middle English paradis, paradise, paradys, from Late Old English paradīs, borrowed from Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of parvis. Displaced Old English neorxnawang.