PARADISE. The word paradise originated from Old Persian pairidaeza, which meant "walled enclosure, pleasure park, garden." Pairidaeza came into Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek retaining its original meanings. It appears three times in the...

Paradise (al-janna; literally, ‘garden’) has two aspects. First, it is the garden that was created for Adam and his wife, and from which they were evicted after falling prey to Satan’s temptation. Second, it is the abode of righteous...

in religion, a place of exceptional happiness and delight. The term paradise is often used as a synonym for the Garden of Eden before the expulsion of Adam and Eve. An earthly paradise is often conceived of as existing in a time when heaven and earth...

One would not be alone in paradise. (Italian) Self-exaltation is the fool’s paradise. (Italian) Taking the first step with the good thought, the second with the good word, and the third with the good deed, I enter Paradise. (Persian) This world...

See *GARDEN OF EDEN,...

Paradise is a persian word that go to the other languages roots that is generally identified with the Garden of Eden or with Heaven. Originally meaning a walled garden or royal hunting grounds, the term entered Jewish (and eventually Christian) beliefs...