| 单词 | paradise |
| 释义 | paradise /par"euh duys', -duyz'/, n. 1. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous. 2. an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection. 3. (often cap.) Eden (def. 1). 4. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness. 5. a state of supreme happiness; bliss. 6. Archit. a. parvis. b. an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister. 7. (cap., italics) Italian, Paradiso /pah'rddah dee"zaw/. the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice. Cf. inferno (def. 3), purgatory (def. 2). [bef. 1000; ME, OE paradis < LL paradisus < Gk parádeisos park, pleasure-grounds < Iranian; cf. Avestan pairi-daeza enclosure] |
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