paradise

paradise
noun
1 (U) a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable: the beautiful Thai holiday paradise of Phuket | The hotel felt like paradise after two weeks of camping.
2 (singular) a place that has everything you need for doing a particular activity: The market is a shopper's paradise.
(+ for): Hawaii is a paradise for surfers.
3 Paradise (singular)
a) Heaven, thought of as the place where God lives and where there is no illness, death, or evil
b) the garden where Adam and Eve lived (=the first humans, according to the Bible)
 —see also: bird of paradise, be living in a fool's paradise fool 1 (8)

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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