sense of nirvana
- noun
- /sɛns əv nɪrˈvɑːnə/
- He entered a deep meditation and achieved a sense of nirvana he had never felt before.
Examples
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The music brought about a sense of nirvana that lasted long after the concert ended.
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After hours of hiking in the peaceful forest, she was overcome by a sense of nirvana.
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She felt a deep sense of nirvana.
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Many people seek a sense of nirvana in their lives.
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After hours of hiking in the peaceful forest, she was overcome by a sense of nirvana.
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He entered a deep meditation and achieved a sense of nirvana he had never felt before.
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The music brought about a sense of nirvana that lasted long after the concert ended.
Synonyms
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
A calm feeling with no worry
A calm, peaceful feeling without worry
A deep calm and quiet feeling inside that makes you feel relaxed
A very peaceful happy state with no worry or pain
A deep calm feeling like being in heaven
A feeling of very great happiness often after prayer or quiet thought
A feeling of complete happiness
A feeling of complete happiness and calm
A state of complete happiness and calm
A deep feeling of calm and perfect happiness for one person
A state of complete spiritual happiness often felt in meditation
A very peaceful, happy feeling in quiet moments
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
Antonyms
How Blissful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'sense' denotes a feeling or awareness and 'nirvana' denotes a state of perfect happiness/peace, so 'sense of nirvana' straightforwardly means a feeling of that state. This follows the common 'sense of X' construction found in many languages and standard English, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Sense of nirvana comes from the old word nirvana, which people imagined like a candle flame being blown out so pain and strong wants stop. That's why a 'sense of nirvana' now means 'a feeling of perfect peace or happiness'.