paradijs

Definitions of paradijs
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
    synonyms: Eden, Mekka, dorado, eldorado, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, walhalla
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    hemel, hemelrijk
    the abode of God and the angels
  2. noun
    a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)
    synonyms: Eden
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    type of:
    hemel, hemelrijk
    the abode of God and the angels
  3. noun
    (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
    synonyms: Eden, Mekka, dorado, eldorado, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, walhalla
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    type of:
    hemel, hemelrijk
    the abode of God and the angels
  4. noun
    (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
    synonyms: Eden, Mekka, dorado, eldorado, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, walhalla
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    type of:
    hemel, hemelrijk
    the abode of God and the angels
  5. noun
    any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
    synonyms: Mekka, dorado, eldorado, hemel, hemelrijk, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, nirvana, nirwana, walhalla
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    type of:
    gewest, gouw, land, landschap, landstreek, regio, streek
    the extended spatial location of something
  6. noun
    the abode of God and the angels
    synonyms: hemel, hemelrijk
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    Eden, Mekka, dorado, eldorado, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, walhalla
    (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
    Eden
    a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)
    Eden, Mekka, dorado, eldorado, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, walhalla
    (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
    Eden, Mekka, dorado, eldorado, idylle, lusthof, lustoord, walhalla
    (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
    type of:
    wereld
    a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
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