paradise
/ˈpæɹədaɪs/ noun B1- The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
- A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation. · Near-synonym: rose garden
- An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
- A very pleasant experience.
- The upper gallery in a theatre.
- A cake, often as a paradise slice.
Plural paradises
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To sit among _bon vivants_ under palms in the swirl of concealed music, to look upon the _habitués_ of such a paradise and to be looked upon by them—what is a girl’s first dance and short-sleeved tulle compared with this?
I promise you that to make up for her want of loyalty, I will be most inflexibly severe;” then casting an expressive glance at his betrothed, which seemed to say, “Fear not, for your dear sake my justice shall be tempered with mercy,” and receiving a sweet and approving smile in return, Villefort departed with paradise in his heart.
He was not rich, although the wealth of his family had passed into a proverb, and I heard the phrase very often, ‘As rich as a Spada.’ But he, like public rumor, lived on this reputation for wealth; his palace was my paradise.
“Oh, yes, indeed, madame,” continued Monte Cristo, “the secret dramas of the East begin with a love philtre and end with a death potion—begin with paradise and end with—hell.
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