PAR'ADISE, noun [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.
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