Paradisiacal
/ˌpærəˈdɪsiəkəl/noun
Resembling or relating to paradise; extremely beautiful, peaceful, or blissful.
Did you know?The original Persian pairidaeza referred to a royal enclosed park or hunting garden; Greek writers borrowed it before Jewish and Christian traditions helped transform it into the name of heaven.
Etymological Timeline
Old Persian, 6th–4th Century BCE
Old Persian
pairidaeza
“An enclosure or walled park; literally something made by surrounding or walling in”
Ancient Greek, 5th–4th Century BCE
Greek
παράδεισος (paradeisos)
“A park, garden, or royal enclosed preserve”
Biblical Greek, 3rd–2nd Century BCE
Koine Greek
παράδεισος (paradeisos)
“A garden of delight; a heavenly garden or abode”
Late Latin, 3rd–5th Century CE
Latin
paradisus
“Paradise, especially the Garden of Eden or heaven”
Old French, 11th–12th Century
Old French
paradis
“Paradise or heaven”
Middle English, 13th–15th Century
Middle English
paradisiacal
“Of or resembling paradise”
Modern English
English
paradisiacal
“Extremely beautiful, peaceful, or blissful”
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