Paradise
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The word paradise itself comes from the Persian word of pardees, paradeisos (same word latinized), and firdows (same word arabicized). (see: Persians: Masters of Empire, p62, ISBN: 0-8094-9104-4)
Things commonly known as Paradise or paradise include:
- Paradise — the ideal heavenly place which was once embodied by the Garden of Eden
- Paradise — the heaven of bliss which, in some religions, awaits the best, repentant, or chosen people
- paradise — an enclosed garden, sometimes called a paradise garden
- Paradise — the third book of Dante's Divine Comedy
Places known as Paradise include:
- 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
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