[ 'parədʌɪs ]
■ noun
1》 (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just.
↘( Paradise ) the Garden of Eden.
2》 an ideal or idyllic place or state.
Derivatives
paradisal adjective
paradisiacal -dɪ'sʌɪək(ə)l (also paradisaical -dɪ'seɪɪk(ə)l or paradisical -'dɪsɪk(ə)l ) adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. paradis , via eccles. L. from Gk paradeisos 'royal (enclosed) park'.