paradise
noun/ˈpærədaɪs/
/ˈpærədaɪs/
- (often Paradise)[uncountable] (in some religions) a perfect place where people are said to go when they die synonym heaven
- The ancient Egyptians saw paradise as an idealized version of their own lives.
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2- They all expected to go to paradise.
- an angel in paradise
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + paradise- enter
- go to
- in paradise
- [countable] a place that is extremely beautiful and that seems perfect, like heaven
- a tropical paradise
- a paradise of golden beaches
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lost
- earthly
- …
- create
- find
- island
- in (a) paradise
- paradise for
- paradise of
- …
- a paradise on earth
- [countable] a perfect place for a particular activity or kind of person
- The area is a birdwatcher's paradise.
- The airport is a paradise for pickpockets.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lost
- earthly
- …
- create
- find
- island
- in (a) paradise
- paradise for
- paradise of
- …
- a paradise on earth
- [uncountable] a state of perfect happiness synonym bliss
- Being alone is his idea of paradise.
- They moved to the country hoping to find paradise.
- the lost paradise of childhood
- Paradise[uncountable] (in the Bible) the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived see also bird of paradise
Word OriginMiddle 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.
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