Paradise - Definition and Overview

Paradise is a Persian loanword into English (from the Persian word پرديس Pardis, hebrew PaRDeS). This word has the following usages in English:

• the ideal heavenly place which was once embodied by the Garden of Eden.
• the heaven of bliss which, in some religions, awaits the best, repentant, or chosen people.
• an enclosed garden, sometimes called a paradise garden.
• the third book of Dante's Divine Comedy.
• the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Paradise, California.
  • Paradise, Kansas.
  • Paradise, Louisiana.
  • Paradise, Michigan.
  • Paradise, Montana.
  • Paradise, Nevada.
  • Paradise, Pennsylvania.
  • Paradise, Texas.
  • Paradise, Utah.
  • Paradise Township, Pennsylvania.
• Paradise, Tasmania, Australia.
• Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.