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paradise.

The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæɹədaɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpaɹədɑjs/British, Southern, Standard/ˈpæɹədaɪs//ˈpɛɹədaɪs/

  1. The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.

    countable · uncountable
    Living in paradise comes with a price.

  2. A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
    an island paradise in the Caribbean

  3. An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
    a shoppers’ paradise

  4. A very pleasant experience.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable

  5. An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  6. A churchyard or cemetery.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  7. The upper gallery in a theatre.

    countable · slang · uncountable

  8. A cake, often as a paradise slice.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈpæɹədaɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpaɹədɑjs/British, Southern, Standard/ˈpæɹədaɪs//ˈpɛɹədaɪs/

  1. To place (as) in paradise.

  2. To transform into a paradise.

    obsolete

  3. To affect or exalt with visions of happiness.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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.

name/ˈpæɹədaɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpaɹədɑjs/British, Southern, Standard/ˈpæɹədaɪs//ˈpɛɹədaɪs/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Paradise (“Heaven”).

    alt-of

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Paradise (“the Garden of Eden”).

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

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.

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