Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Paradise \Par"a*dise\, n. [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr.
   Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an
   inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. ?) + diz to throw up,
   pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. {Parvis}.]
   1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed
      after their creation.

   2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.

            To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke
                                                  xxiii. 43.

            It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in
            Paradise.                             --Longfellow.

   3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;
      hence, a state of happiness.

            The earth Shall be all paradise.      --Milton.

            Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
                                                  --Beaconsfield.

   4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a
      church, as the space within a cloister, the open court
      before a basilica, etc.

   5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.

   {Fool's paradise}. See under {Fool}, and {Limbo}.

   {Grains of paradise}. (Bot.) See {Melequeta pepper}, under
      {Pepper}.

   {Paradise bird}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Bird of paradise}. Among
      the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina
      superba}); the magnificent ({Diphyllodes magnifica}); and
      the six-shafted paradise bird ({Parotia sefilata}). The
      long-billed paradise birds ({Epimachin[ae]}) also include
      some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired
      paradise bird ({Seleucides alba}), which is black, yellow,
      and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,
      ending in long, slender filaments. See {Bird of paradise}
      in the Vocabulary.

   {Paradise fish} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic
      fish ({Macropodus viridiauratus}) having very large fins.
      It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish.

   {Paradise flycatcher} (Zo["o]l.), any flycatcher of the genus
      {Terpsiphone}, having the middle tail feathers extremely
      elongated. The adult male of {T. paradisi} is white, with
      the head glossy dark green, and crested.

   {Paradise grackle} (Zo["o]l.), a very beautiful bird of New
      Guinea, of the genus {Astrapia}, having dark velvety
      plumage with brilliant metallic tints.

   {Paradise nut} (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See {Sapucaia nut}.
      [Local, U. S.]

   {Paradise whidah bird}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Whidah}.

Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zo["o]l.)
   The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
   {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the
   adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant
   plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.

   Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser
         emerald} ({P. minor}) furnish many of the plumes used
         as ornaments by ladies; the Red is {P. rubra or
         sanguinea}; the Golden is {Parotia aurea or
         sexsetacea}; the King is {Cincinnurus regius}. The name
         is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another
         related group ({Epimachin[ae]}) from the same region.
         The Twelve-wired ({Seleucides alba}) is one of these.
         See {Paradise bird}, and Note under {Apod}.