Paradise

Paradise

Paradise¹ [par′ə dīs΄, par′ədīz΄]

n.

[ME paradis < OE & OFr, both < LL(Ec) paradisus, heaven, abode of the blessed < L, park, orchard < Gr paradeisos, park, garden (in N.T. & LXX, Paradise) < Iran * pardez, akin to Avestan pairi-daēza, enclosure < pairi, around (see PERI-) + daēza, a wall < IE base * dheigh-, to knead clay: see DOUGH]

1. the garden of Eden

2. the abode of the righteous after death; abode of God and the blessed; heaven

3. [p-]

a) any place of great beauty and perfection

b) any place or condition of great satisfaction, happiness, or delight

Paradise² [par′ə dīs΄, par′ədīz΄]

[descriptive]

city in SE Nev., near Las Vegas: pop. 186,000