English-Thai Dictionary

paradise

N สวรรค์  วิมาน  สุขาวดี  heaven sa-wan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARADISE

n.[Gr. ] The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed immediately after their creation. 1. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight.
The earth
Shall all be paradise--
2. Heaven, the blissful seat of sanctified souls after death.
This day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43.
3. Primarily, in Persia, a pleasure-garden with parks and other appendages.

 

PARADISEA

n.Bird of Paradise, a genus of fowls, natives of the isles in the East Indies and of New Guinea.

 

PARADISEAN, PARADISIACAL

a.Pertaining to Eden or Paradise, or to a place of felicity. 1. Suiting paradise; like paradise.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARADISAIC; PARADISAICAL

PARADISAIC; PARADISAICAL Par `a *di *sa "ic, Par `a *di *sa "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal. "Paradisaical pleasures." Gray.

 

PARADISAL

PARADISAL Par "a *di `sal, a.

 

Defn: Paradisiacal.

 

PARADISE

Par "a *dise, n. Etym: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para `deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaeza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis. ]

 

1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.

 

2. The abode of sanctified souls after death. To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke xxiii. 43. It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise. Longfellow.

 

3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness. The earth Shall be all paradise. Milton. Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision. Beaconsfield.

 

4. (Arch. )

 

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

 

5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs. ] Oxf. Gloss. Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo. -- Grains of paradise. (Bot. ) See Melequeta pepper, under Pepper. -- Paradise bird. (Zoöl.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among the most beautiful species are the superb (Lophorina superba ); the magnificent (Diphyllodes magnifica ); and the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata ). The long-billed paradise birds (Epimachinæ ) also include some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired paradise bird (Seleucides alba ), which is black, yellow, and white, with six long breast feathers on each side, ending in long, slender filaments. See Bird of paradise in the Vocabulary. -- Paradise fish (Zoöl.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish (Macropodus viridiauratus ) having very large fins. It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish. -- Paradise flycatcher (Zoöl.), any flycatcher of the genus Terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely elongated. The adult male of T. paradisi is white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested. -- Paradise grackle (Zoöl.), a very beautiful bird of New Guinea, of the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety plumage with brilliant metallic tints. -- Paradise nut (Bot. ), the sapucaia nut. See Sapucaia nut. [Local, U. S.] -- Paradise whidah bird. (Zoöl.) See Whidah.

 

PARADISE

PARADISE Par "a *dise, v. t.

 

Defn: To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch. [R.] Marston.

 

PARADISEAN

PARADISEAN Par `a *dis "e *an, a.

 

Defn: Paradisiacal.

 

PARADISED

PARADISED Par "a *dised, a.

 

Defn: Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise.

 

PARADISIAC; PARADISIACAL

Par `a *dis "i *ac, Par `a *di *si "a *cal, a. Etym: [L. paradisiacus.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise. C. Kingsley. T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal scene. " Pope. The valley. .. is of quite paradisiac beauty. G. Eliot.

 

PARADISIAL; PARADISIAN

PARADISIAL; PARADISIAN Par `a *dis "i *al, Par `a *dis "i *an, a.

 

Defn: Paradisiacal. [R.]

 

PARADISIC

PARADISIC Par `a *dis "ic, a.

 

Defn: Paradisiacal. [R.] Broome.

 

PARADISICAL

PARADISICAL Par `a *dis "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Paradisiacal. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

paradisal

par a dis al |ˌparəˈdīsəl ˌpærəˈdaɪsəl | ▶adjective (of a place or state ) ideal or idyllic; heavenly: she told me tales of her paradisal childhood.

 

Paradise

Par a dise |ˈparəˌdīs, ˈpe (ə )r- ˈpærədaɪs | a community in southeastern Nevada, south of Las Vegas; pop. 186,070 (2000 ).

 

paradise

par a dise |ˈparəˌdīs ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs | ▶noun (in some religions ) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. • ( Paradise ) the abode of Adam and Eve before the Fall in the biblical account of the Creation; the Garden of Eden. • an ideal or idyllic place or state: the surrounding countryside is a walker's paradise | my idea of paradise is to relax on the seafront. DERIVATIVES par a di si a cal |ˌparədiˈsīəkəl |(also paradisaical |ˌparədiˈsā -ikəl | or paradisical |ˌparəˈdīsikəl |) adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French paradis, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paradeisos ‘royal (enclosed ) park, ’ from Avestan pairidaēza ‘enclosure, park. ’

 

paradise fish

par a dise fish ▶noun a small colorful labyrinth fish that is native to Southeast Asia and popular in aquariums. [Genus Macropodus, family Belontiidae: several species, including M. opercularis. ]

 

paradise flycatcher

para |dise fly |catch ¦er ▶noun a tropical monarch flycatcher with brown, black, and white plumage, the male having very long central tail feathers. ●Genus Terpsiphone, family Monarchidae: several species.

 

Paradise of the Pacific

Par a dise of the Pa cif ic a nickname for the state of Hawaii.

 

Oxford Dictionary

paradisal

paradisal |parəˈdʌɪs (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a place or state ) ideal or idyllic; heavenly: she told me tales of her paradisal childhood.

 

paradise

paradise |ˈparədʌɪs | ▶noun (in some religions ) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. • ( Paradise ) the abode of Adam and Eve before the Fall in the biblical account of the Creation; the Garden of Eden. • an ideal or idyllic place or state: the surrounding countryside is a walker's paradise | my idea of paradise is to relax on the seafront. DERIVATIVES paradisiacal |-dɪˈsʌɪək (ə )l |(also paradisaical |-dɪˈseɪɪk (ə )l | or paradisical |-ˈdɪsɪk (ə )l |) adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French paradis, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paradeisos ‘royal (enclosed ) park ’, from Avestan pairidaēza ‘enclosure, park ’.

 

Paradise

Par a dise |ˈparəˌdīs, ˈpe (ə )r- ˈpærədaɪs | a community in southeastern Nevada, south of Las Vegas; pop. 186,070 (2000 ).

 

paradise fish

para |dise fish ▶noun a small colourful labyrinth fish that is native to SE Asia and popular in aquaria. ●Genus Macropodus, family Belontiidae: several species, including M. opercularis.

 

paradise flycatcher

para |dise fly |catch ¦er ▶noun a tropical monarch flycatcher with brown, black, and white plumage, the male having very long central tail feathers. ●Genus Terpsiphone, family Monarchidae: several species.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

paradisal

paradisal adjective paradisal happiness: heavenly, idyllic, blissful, divine, sublime, perfect.

 

paradise

paradise noun 1 the souls in paradise: heaven, the kingdom of heaven, the heavenly kingdom, Elysium, the Elysian Fields, Valhalla, Avalon. ANTONYMS hell. 2 Adam and Eve's expulsion from Paradise: the Garden of Eden, Eden. 3 a tropical paradise: Utopia, Shangri-La, heaven, idyll, nirvana. 4 this is sheer paradise! bliss, heaven, ecstasy, delight, joy, happiness, nirvana, heaven on earth. ANTONYMS hell.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

paradisal

paradisal adjective heavenly, idyllic, blissful, divine, sublime, Elysian, perfect; literary Arcadian; rare paradisiacal, paradisical.

 

paradise

paradise noun 1 the pagan belief that the soul of a murdered person never entered paradise: heaven, the kingdom of heaven, the promised land, the heavenly kingdom, the City of God, the celestial city, the abode of God, the abode of the saints, Zion, Abraham's bosom; Christianity the New Jerusalem; Classical Mythology Elysium, the Elysian Fields, the Islands of the Blessed; Scandinavian Mythology Valhalla; Arthurian Legend Avalon. 2 Adam and Eve's expulsion from Paradise: the Garden of Eden, Eden. 3 Bali is a lush tropical paradise: Utopia, fairyland, Shangri-La, heaven, idyll, nirvana; literary Arcadia. 4 the sun rising slowly above the mountains —sheer paradise! bliss, heaven, ecstasy, rapture, delight, joy, happiness, nirvana, seventh heaven, heaven on earth. ANTONYMS hell.

 

French Dictionary

paradis

paradis n. m. nom masculin 1 Dans la religion chrétienne, ciel. : Les saints vont au paradis. 2 figuré Lieu enchanteur. : Cette propriété à la campagne, c ’est un petit coin de paradis. SYNONYME éden . LOCUTIONS Être au paradis. figuré Se sentir très bien, être très heureux. Paradis fiscal. Pays où les impôts à payer sont nuls ou faibles. Paradis terrestre. Le jardin d ’Adam et Ève lors de la création. Vous ne l ’emporterez pas en paradis. figuré Vous serez puni.

 

paradisiaque

paradisiaque adj. adjectif Digne du paradis. : Des plages paradisiaques. SYNONYME enchanteur ; féerique .

 

Spanish Dictionary

paradisíaco, -ca

paradisíaco, -ca o paradisiaco, -ca adjetivo [lugar ] Que tiene características que se asocian al paraíso, como la belleza del paisaje, el bienestar, etc. :esta isla es un rincón paradisíaco de la tierra .SINÓNIMO idílico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

paradise

par a dise /pǽrədàɪs /〖語源は 「囲いのある園 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C 楽園 (のような場所 [状況 ]), (天国のような )楽しいところ ; U 至福 ▸ a tropical paradise 熱帯の楽園 2 〖単数形で 〗【人にとって 】絶好の場所 «for » ▸ a paradise for refugees 難民にとって絶好の場所 3 U 〖通例P -〗天国 ; エデンの園 .P -̀ L ó st 『失楽園 』 〘John Miltonの叙事詩 〙.