Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Christianity) The abode of righteous souls after death: In Christian theology, "paradise" refers to the place or state of perfect happiness and peace where the righteous go after death.
   • Any place of complete bliss, delight, and peace: More generally, "paradise" can describe any location, situation, or experience of supreme happiness, beauty, or contentment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The missionaries spoke of a paradise awaiting the faithful. (The missionaries spoke of a perfect afterlife awaiting the faithful.)
  • After a long week of work, the quiet beach felt like paradise. (After a long week of work, the quiet beach felt like a place of complete bliss.)
  • The garden was a paradise of colorful flowers and singing birds. (The garden was a place of complete delight with colorful flowers and singing birds.)

Advanced Usage

• "Fool's paradise": A state of happiness based on false beliefs or hopes; a deceptive sense of security or contentment.
  • He was living in a fool's paradise, thinking his job was secure while the company was failing. (He was in a state of false happiness, thinking his job was secure while the company was failing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Paradisiacal (adj): Of, relating to, or resembling paradise; heavenly.
  • They spent their honeymoon on a paradisiacal island. (They spent their honeymoon on a heavenly island.)
• Paradisal (adj): Another adjective form meaning of or like paradise.
  • The view from the mountain was paradisal. (The view from the mountain was like paradise.)

Synonyms

• Heaven: The abode of God and the angels, or a state of supreme happiness (often used interchangeably with "paradise" in religious contexts).
• Utopia: An imagined place or state of things where everything is perfect (often used for ideal societies, not just places).
• Eden: Often used as a synonym for paradise, especially referring to the Garden of Eden from the Bible.
• Bliss: Perfect happiness; great joy (often describes the feeling rather than the place).

Related Phrases

• A paradise for...: Used to describe a place that is ideal for a particular group or activity.
  • This library is a paradise for book lovers. (This library is an ideal place for book lovers.)
• To lose one's paradise: To lose a state of perfect happiness or an ideal situation.
  • After the factory closed, the town felt it had lost its paradise. (After the factory closed, the town felt it had lost its ideal state.)

Related Idioms

• A paradise on earth: A place or situation on Earth that is as perfect and happy as the idea of heaven.
  • The secluded valley was their own private paradise on earth. (The secluded valley was their own private perfect place on Earth.)

Noun

1. (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
2. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace