earthly paradise

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• EARTHLY PARADISE —    poem by William Morris, his greatest effort, considered his masterpiece; consists of 24 tales by 24 travellers in quest of an earthly paradise …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Yalong Bay Earthly Paradise Bird' s Nest Resort — (Санья,Китай) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Ya …   Каталог отелей

• Paradise — is a word of Persian origin (Persian: پردیس, Pardìs ) 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 as… …   Wikipedia

• earthly — earthly, terrestrial, earthy, mundane, worldly, sublunary are comparable when they mean of, belonging to, or characteristic of the earth. Earthly is used chiefly in opposition to heavenly {earthly love} {the earthly paradise} {if I have told you… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• paradise — /par euh duys , duyz /, n. 1. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous. 2. an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection. 3. (often cap.) Eden (def. 1). 4. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness …   Universalium

• Paradise — /par euh duys , duyz /, n. a town in N California. 22,571. * * * ▪ religion       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 …   Universalium

• earthly — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θli[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death. ...the need to confront evil during the earthly life... They lived in an earthly paradise. 2)… …   English dictionary

• paradise — n. an earthly paradise * * * [ pærədaɪs] an earthly paradise …   Combinatory dictionary

• earthly — earth|ly [ˈə:θli US ˈə:rθli] adj 1.) no earthly reason/use etc no reason, use etc at all ▪ I see no earthly reason why he shouldn t come. 2.) [only before noun] literary connected with life on Earth rather than in heaven ▪ our earthly pleasures ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• paradise — n. 1 (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. 2 a place or state of complete happiness. 3 (in full earthly paradise) the abode of Adam and Eve in the biblical account of the Creation; the garden of Eden. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Paradise — n. 1 (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. 2 a place or state of complete happiness. 3 (in full earthly paradise) the abode of Adam and Eve in the biblical account of the Creation; the garden of Eden. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary