paradise
a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be
His idea of paradise is to spend the day lying on the beach.
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Oxford Essential Dictionary
paradise
noun (no plural)
the place where some people think good people go after they die same meaning heaven
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
paradise
par‧a‧dise /ˈpærədaɪs/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin, from Greek paradeisos 'enclosed park']
1. [uncountable] a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable:
a beautiful tropical paradise
The hotel felt like paradise after two weeks of camping.
A home near the sea is my idea of paradise.
2. [singular] a place that has everything you need for doing a particular activity:
The market is a shopper’s paradise.
paradise for
Hawaii is a paradise for surfers.
3. Paradise [singular]
a) in some religions, a perfect place where people are believed to go after they die, if they have led good lives ⇨ heaven
b) according to the Bible, the garden where the first humans, Adam and Eve, lived
⇨ ↑bird of paradise, ⇨ be living in a fool’s paradise at ↑fool1(9)
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
paradise
para·dise [paradise paradises] [ˈpærədaɪs] [ˈpærədaɪs] noun
1. (often Paradise) uncountable (in some religions) a perfect place where people are said to go when they die
Syn: heaven
• The ancient Egyptians saw paradise as an idealized version of their own lives.
2. countable a place that is extremely beautiful and that seems perfect, like heaven
• a tropical paradise
3. countable a perfect place for a particular activity or kind of person
• The area is a birdwatcher's paradise.
4. uncountable a state of perfect happiness
Syn: bliss
• Being alone is his idea of paradise.
5. Paradise uncountable (in the Bible) the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French paradis, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paradeisos ‘royal (enclosed) park’, from Avestan pairidaēza ‘enclosure, park’. Avestan is an ancient Iranian language.
Example Bank:
• The airport is a paradise for pickpockets.
• They all expected to go to paradise.
• They moved to the country hoping to find paradise.
• We found ourselves in a tropical paradise.
• a paradise of golden beaches
• an angel in paradise
• the lost paradise of childhood
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
paradise / ˈpær.ə.daɪs / / ˈper- / noun [ C usually singular , U ]
C1 a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be:
a tropical paradise
His idea of paradise is to spend the day lying on the beach.
This mall is a shopper's paradise.
Paradise Heaven:
They believe they'll go to Paradise after they die.
the garden of Eden (= the place where Adam and Eve lived, in the Bible story)
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
paradise
[pæ̱rədaɪs]
paradises
1) N-PROPER According to some religions, paradise is a wonderful place where people go after they die, if they have led good lives.
The Koran describes paradise as a place containing a garden of delight...
If they were captured they wished to die, believing that they would go to paradise.
Syn:
heaven
2) N-VAR You can refer to a place or situation that seems beautiful or perfect as paradise or a paradise.
...one of the world's great natural paradises...
Scott is living and working at a mission for the homeless. He calls it a paradise compared to the camp.
3) N-COUNT: supp N You can use paradise to say that a place is very attractive to a particular kind of person and has everything they need for a particular activity.
→ See also fool's paradise
The Algarve is a golfer's paradise...
Very few people have the money to take advantage of this consumer paradise.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
paradise
par·a·dise /ˈperəˌdaɪs/ noun, pl -dis·es
1 a [count] : a very beautiful, pleasant, or peaceful place that seems to be perfect
• a rural paradise
• tropical paradises
• Their marriage was very happy at first, but now there's trouble in paradise.
b [singular] : a place that is perfect for a particular activity or for a person who enjoys that activity
• a marsh that is a birdwatcher's paradise
• This shop is an antique collecting paradise!
c [noncount] : a state of complete happiness
• When I'm with you, I'm in paradise. [=I'm very happy]
- see also fool's paradise
2 or Paradise [noncount]
a : a place where in some religions good people are believed to go after they die : heaven
b : the place where Adam and Eve first lived according to the Bible : eden
- see also bird of paradise
