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paradisian

paradisian

9.9
A person who lives in a perfect, happy place of peace
  • noun
  • /ˌpærəˈdiːʒən/
  • Literature
translation icon : paradisíaco
  • The Paradisian shared stories of their wonderful home filled with joy and serenity.

Examples

  • Many dream of being a paradisian one day.

  • The poet imagined himself as a paradisian wandering through gardens of light.

  • The legend tells of a paradisian who guided lost souls to safety.

  • In the story, every paradisian lived in eternal happiness and peace.

  • The paradisian lifestyle is often depicted in literature.

  • Every Paradisian believes that happiness can be found in their mythical land.

  • In tales of old, a Paradisian was often depicted as a joyful being from a perfect realm.

Antonyms

damned
90 7.5

Marked as being punished forever in hell

Surface Forms

paradisian singular
paradisians plural

Morphology

paradisian = paradise (transparent) = paradise + ian

The noun sense is a straightforward agent/relational formation from 'paradise' with '-ian' meaning 'person associated with or from', so it is inferable.

Etymology

Paradisian comes from the word paradise, the idea of a perfect, happy place first named by an old Persian word for a 'walled garden'. So a paradisian person is imagined as someone who lives in or comes from that happy, perfect place.