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Definition: Paradise |
ParadiseNoun1. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. 2. A heavenly place (peaceful and beautiful) where those who are favored by the gods can go when they die. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "paradise" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Computing | Paradise Paradise is a subsystem (a set of packages) developed to implement inter-processes, inter-tasks and inter-machine communication for Ada programs under Unix. This subsystem gives the user full access to files, pipes, sockets (both Unix and Internet) and pseudo-devices. Paradise has been ported to Sun, DEC, Sony MIPS, Verdex compiler, DEC compiler, Alsys/Systeam compiler. Version 2.0 of the library (ftp://cnam.cnam.fr/pub/Ada/Paradise). E-mail: |
Bible | Paradise a Persian word (pardes), properly meaning a "pleasure-ground" or "park" or "king's garden." (See EDEN.) It came in course of time to be used as a name for the world of happiness and rest hereafter (Luke 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4; Rev. 2:7). For "garden" in Gen. 2:8 the LXX. has "paradise." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are in Paradise, means loyal friends, who are willing to aid you. This dream holds out bright hopes to sailors or those about to make a long voyage. To mothers, this means fair and obedient children. If you are sick and unfortunate, you will have a speedy recovery and your fortune will ripen. To lovers, it is the promise of wealth and faithfulness. To dream that you start to Paradise and find yourself bewildered and lost, you will undertake enterprises which look exceedingly feasible and full of fortunate returns, but which will prove disappointing and vexatious. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Paradise The Greeks used this word to denote the extensive parks and pleasure-grounds of the Persian kings. "An old word, `paradise,' which the Hebrews had borrowed from the Persians, and which at first designated the `parks of the Achaemenidae,' summed up the general dream."- Renan: Life of Jesus, xi. Upper and Lower Paradise. The rabbins say there is an earthly or lower paradise under the equator, divided into seven dwellings, and twelve times ten thousand miles square. A column reaches from this paradise to the upper or heavenly one, by which the souls mount upwards after a short sojourn on the earthly one. The ten dumb animals admitted to the Moslem's paradise are:- (1) The dog Kratim, which accompanied the Seven Sleepers. (2) Balaam's ass, which spoke with the voice of a man to reprove the disobedient prophet. (3) Solomon's ant, of which he said, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard ..." (4) Jonah's whale. (5) The ram caught in the thicket, and offered in sacrifice in lieu of Isaac. (6) The calf of Abraham. (7) The camel of Saleb. (8) The cuckoo of Belkis. (9) The ox of Moses. (10) Mahomet's mare, called Borak. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Paradise is:
- the ideal place on Earth which was once in the Garden of Eden
- the heaven which, in some religions, awaits the best, repentant, or chosen people
- an enclosed garden, sometimes called a paradise garden
- the third book of Dante's Divine Comedy
- the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Paradise, California
- Paradise, Louisiana
- Paradise, Michigan
- Paradise, Pennsylvania
- Paradise Township, Pennsylvania
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Paradise is a town located in Butte County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 26,408.Geography
Paradise is located at 39°45'42" North, 121°36'31" West (39.761708, -121.608716)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.3 km² (18.2 mi²). 47.3 km² (18.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 26,408 people, 11,591 households, and 7,244 families residing in the town. The population density is 558.7/km² (1,447.1/mi²). There are 12,374 housing units at an average density of 261.8/km² (678.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 93.73% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 1.07% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. 4.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 11,591 households out of which 23.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% are married couples living together, 10.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.22 and the average family size is 2.77. In the town the population is spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 47 years. For every 100 females there are 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $31,863, and the median income for a family is $41,228. Males have a median income of $35,419 versus $25,231 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,267. 12.4% of the population and 9.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.6% are under the age of 18 and 6.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paradise, California."
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Paradise is a city located in Russell County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 64.Geography
Paradise is located at 39°6'56" North, 98°55'3" West (39.115445, -98.917428)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 64 people, 28 households, and 16 families residing in the city. The population density is 98.8/km² (251.8/mi²). There are 36 housing units at an average density of 55.6/km² (141.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.88% White, 0.00% African American, 1.56% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 28 households out of which 35.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% are married couples living together, 7.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% are non-families. 39.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 21.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 3.12. In the city the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,333, and the median income for a family is $34,375. Males have a median income of $26,563 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,253. 14.3% of the population and 23.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 30.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paradise, Kansas."
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Paradise is a town located in Sanders County, Montana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 184.Geography
Paradise is located at 47°23'17" North, 114°48'3" West (47.388097, -114.800723)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 184 people, 83 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density is 296.0/km² (766.7/mi²). There are 103 housing units at an average density of 165.7/km² (429.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 95.65% White, 0.00% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 83 households out of which 26.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% are married couples living together, 13.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% are non-families. 34.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.22 and the average family size is 2.85. In the town the population is spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $18,750, and the median income for a family is $21,250. Males have a median income of $22,500 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $9,405. 15.7% of the population and 12.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.0% are under the age of 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paradise, Montana."
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Paradise is a town located in Clark County, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 186,070.
Geography
Paradise is located at 36°4'55" North, 115°7'29" West (36.082073, -115.124654)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 122.1 km² (47.1 mi²). 122.1 km² (47.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 186,070 people, 77,209 households, and 43,314 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,524.0/km² (3,947.3/mi²). There are 85,398 housing units at an average density of 699.5/km² (1,811.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 72.51% White, 6.59% African American, 0.77% Native American, 6.52% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, 8.37% from other races, and 4.65% from two or more races. 23.47% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 77,209 households out of which 24.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% are married couples living together, 10.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% are non-families. 31.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.04.
In the town the population is spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $39,376, and the median income for a family is $46,578. Males have a median income of $31,412 versus $25,898 for females. The per capita income for the town is $21,258. 11.8% of the population and 8.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.3% are under the age of 18 and 7.6% are 65 or older.
There is a 1:2 scale model of the Eiffel Tower.
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Paradise is a town located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,028. Paradise, like Intercourse is a popular site for tourists who like the name of the town.Geography
Paradise is located at 40°0'34" North, 76°7'29" West (40.009469, -76.124781)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.59% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,028 people, 363 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The population density is 351.3/km² (907.4/mi²). There are 386 housing units at an average density of 131.9/km² (340.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.57% White, 1.75% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 363 households out of which 35.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% are non-families. 16.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average family size is 3.08. In the town the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $41,875, and the median income for a family is $44,583. Males have a median income of $31,800 versus $21,917 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,700. 7.1% of the population and 1.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.0% are under the age of 18 and 8.5% are 65 or older.Restaurants
*Historic Revere Tavern
*Rainbow Dinner TheaterLodging
*After Eight Bed and Breakfast -- A 184 year old colonial house.
*Beiler's Bed and Breakfast Suites
*Best Western Revere Motor Inn
*Country Patches Guest Barn
*Creekside Inn Bed and Breakfast
*Frogtown Acres
*Maple Lane Farm Bed and Breakfast
*Neffdale Farm
*The Parson's Place Bed and Breakfast
*Rayba Acres Farm
*Verdant View Farm Bed and BreakfastShopping
*Basketville
*Chambers Art Gallery and Maze
*National Christmas Center
*Paradise Candles and Gifts
*Paradise Village AntiquesSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paradise, Pennsylvania."
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Paradise is a city located in Wise County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 459.
Geography
Paradise is located at 33°9'2" North, 97°41'18" West (33.150683, -97.688311)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 459 people, 173 households, and 121 families residing in the city. The population density is 89.1/km² (230.8/mi²). There are 184 housing units at an average density of 35.7/km² (92.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.81% White, 0.00% African American, 2.18% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. 4.58% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 173 households out of which 35.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% are married couples living together, 9.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% are non-families. 23.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.20.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,094, and the median income for a family is $46,750. Males have a median income of $32,188 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,978. 13.2% of the population and 7.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.3% are under the age of 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older.
External link
- Handbook of Texas Online article about Paradise, Texas
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Paradise is a town located in Cache County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 759.Geography
Paradise is located at 41°34'3" North, 111°50'2" West (41.567540, -111.833980)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 759 people, 217 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density is 264.0/km² (683.8/mi²). There are 231 housing units at an average density of 80.4/km² (208.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.55% White, 0.00% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.66% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 1.84% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 217 households out of which 49.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.9% are married couples living together, 4.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% are non-families. 16.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.50 and the average family size is 3.98. In the town the population is spread out with 36.0% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $47,344, and the median income for a family is $54,375. Males have a median income of $34,821 versus $22,396 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,679. 6.1% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.4% are under the age of 18 and 7.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paradise, Utah."
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Western Digital Corporation (often abbreviated to WDC) is a manufacturer of a large proportion of the world's hard disks, and has a long history in the electronics industry as an IC maker and a storage products company.Western Digital was founded on April 23, 1970 as General Digital, a specialty semiconductor maker, with startup capital provided by several individual investors and industrial giant Emerson Electric. In July, 1971, they adopted their current name, had moved to Newport Beach, California, and soon after introduced their first product, the WD1402A UART.
Through the early years of the 1970s, WDC made their money by selling calculator chips -- by 1975, they were the largest independent calculator chip maker in the world. The oil crisis of the mid-1970s and the bankruptcy of its biggest calculator customer (Bowmar Instrument) changed its fortunes, however; in 1976, Western Digital itself declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After this, Emerson withdrew their support of the company, and WDC was on its own.
WDC introduced several landmark products during this time, including the MCP-1600 multi-chip, microcoded CPU (used, among other things, to implement DEC's LSI-11 system and their own Pascal Micro-Engine microcomputer which ran the UCSD p-System Version III and UCSD Pascal), and a string of single-chip floppy disk drive controller chips, notably the WD1771.
The WD1771 and its kin were WDC's first entry into the data storage industry; by the early 1980s, they were making hard disk controllers, and in 1983, they won the contract to provide IBM with controllers for the PC/AT. That controller, the WD1003, became the basis of the ATA interface (which WDC developed along with Compaq and Control Data's MPI division, now owned by Seagate) starting in 1986.
In the mid-to-late 1980s, WDC also dabbled in graphics cards (through their Paradise subsidiary, purchased 1986), core logic chipsets (by purchasing Faraday in 1987), and networking. They did well (especially Paradise, which produced one of the best VGA clones of its day), but storage-related chips and disk controllers were their biggest moneymakers. In 1986, they introduced the WD33C93 single-chip SCSI interface, which was used in the first 16-bit bus mastering SCSI controller, the WD7000 "FASST"; in 1987 they introduced the WD37C65, a single-chip implementation of the PC/AT's floppy disk controller circuitry, and the grandfather of modern super I/O chips; in 1988 they introduced the WD42C22 "Vanilla", the first single-chip ATA hard disk controller.
1988 also brought what would be the bigest change in WDC's history. That year, WDC bought the hard drive production assets of PC hardware maker Tandon; the first products of that union under WDC's own name were the "Centaur" series of ATA and XT attachment drives.
By 1991, things were starting to slow down, as the PC industry moved from ST-506 and ESDI drives to ATA and SCSI, and thus were buying fewer hard disk controller boards. That year saw the rise of WDC's Caviar drives, brand new designs that used the latest in embedded servo and computerised diagnostic systems.
Eventually, Caviar drives were selling so well that WDC started to dispose of its other divisions. Paradise was sold to Philips (it has since disappeared), their networking and floppy drive controller divisions went to SMC, and their SCSI chip business went to market leader Adaptec. Around this time (circa 1995), the technological lead that the Caviar drives had enjoyed was eclipsed by never offerings from other companies (especially Quantum), and WDC fell into a slump.
Products and ideas of this time didn't go far; the Portfolio drive (a 3-inch form factor model, developed with JT Storage) was a flop, as was the SDX hard disk to CD-ROM interface. WDC's drives started to slip further behind products by other makers, and quality began to suffer; system builders and PC enthusiasts who used to recommend WDC above all else were going to the competition (particularly Maxtor, whose products had improved significantly by the late 1990s).
To attempt to turn the tide, in 1998, WDC recruited the help of IBM. This agreement gave WDC the rights to use certain IBM technologies, including giant magneto-resisitive heads, and access to IBM production facilities. The result of the was the Expert line of drives, introduced in early 1999. The idea worked, and WDC regained much respect in the press and among users, even despite a recall in 2000 (which was due to bad motor driver chips). WDC has since broken ties to IBM.
Innovations
Western Digital were responsible for a number of innovations, including
- c.1971 - WD1402A, the first single-chip UART
- c.1976 - WD1771, the first single-chip floppy disk controller
- 1981 - WD1010, the first single-chip ST-506 controller
- 1983 - WD1003 hard disk controller, predecessor to ATA
- 1986 - Co-developed ATA with Compaq and Control Data
- 1986 - WD33C93, one of the first SCSI interface chips
- 1987 - WD7000, first bus-mastering ISA SCSI controller
- 1987 - WD37C65, first single-chip PC/AT-compatible floppy disk controller
- 1988 - WD42C22, first single-chip ATA hard disk controller
- 1990 - Caviar hard drives introduced
- 2001 - the first mass market IDE drive with an 8MB buffer
- 2003 - the first IDE drive running at 10,000 rpm
Sources
- 25 Years of Innovation: The History of Western Digital (Internet Archive mirror, may not always be functional)
- Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present by John Bayko
See Also
- Maxtor
- IBM
- Fujitsu
- Hitachi
- Samsung
- Seagate
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Western Digital."
Synonyms: ParadiseSynonyms: eden (n), heaven (n), nirvana (n), promised land (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disappointment | Noun: disappointment; blighted hope, balk; blow; anticlimax; slip 'twixt cup and lip; nonfulfillment of one's hopes; sad disappointment, bitter disappointment; trick of fortune; afterclap; false expectation, vain expectation; miscalculation; fool's paradise; much cry and little wool. |
Heaven | Paradise, Eden, Zion, abode of the blessed; celestial bliss, glory. |
Hope | Castles in the air, castles in Spain, chateaux en Espagne, le pot aut lait, Utopia, millennium; day dream, golden dream; dream of Alnaschar; airy hopes, fool's paradise; mirage; (fallacies of vision); fond hope. |
Misjudgment | Prejudgment, prejudication, prejudice; foregone conclusion; prenotion, prevention, preconception, predilection, prepossession, preapprehension, presumption, assumption, presentiment; fixed idea, preconceived idea; id_e fixe; mentis gratissimus error; fool's paradise. |
Pleasure | In a blissful state, in paradise; in raptures, in ecstasies, in a transport of delight. |
Happiness, felicity, bliss; beautification; enchantment, transport, rapture, ravishment, ecstasy; summum bonum; paradise, elysium; ( heaven); third heaven, seventh heaven, cloud nine; unalloyed happiness; hedonics, hedonism. | |
Rashness | Gaming, gambling; blind bargain, leap in the dark, leap of faith, fool's paradise; too many eggs in one basket. |
Unsubstantiality | Inanity, fool's paradise. |
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Screenplays | It took God seven days to create paradise. Let's see if I can do better (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland (Yellow Submarine; writing credit: Al Brodax; Jack Mendelsohn) Before we go any further, I'd just like to point out how disturbing it is that you equate eating a block of cheese with some sort of bachelor paradise. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) Within the black wall wherein lies paradise. (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) But there arriving she is sure of bliss, and forever dwells in paradise. (Lady Jane; writing credit: Chris Bryant; David Edgar) | |
Lyrics | Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise (Gangsta's Paradise; performing artist: Coolio) Take me down to the paradise city (Paradise City; performing artist: Guns N' Roses) 1. PARADISE (Paradise By The Dashboard Light; performing artist: Meat Loaf) You and me in paradise (Another Day In Paradise; performing artist: Phil Collins) It's just another day in paradise (Just Another Day In Paradise; performing artist: Phil Vassar) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Paradise (2003) Trouble in Paradise (2003) Sexus in Paradise (1974) Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Another Smith for Paradise (1972) | |
Song Titles | May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose (performing artist: Little Jimmy Dickens) Paradise City (performing artist: Guns N' Roses) Paradise By The Dashboard Light (performing artist: Meat Loaf) Almost Paradise (performing artist: Mike Reno & Ann Wilson) Another Day In Paradise (performing artist: Phil Collins) | |
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 | Fishing in paradise - the stone crab fishery at Islamorada. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | "Bird of Paradise" flower. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A quiet bay in paradise. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | U.S. Army, Tripler General Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii. : Pictures of hospital from an article in Paradise of the Pacific Magazine. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Malenkov: But you've got this compensation, you live in the worker's paradise. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | People's paradise. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A Nicaragua paradise, C.A. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A Glimpse of paradise, Northampton, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Shore of paradise, Northampton, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A sportsman's paradise. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "PARADISE" by Matthew Mcnulty Commentary: "MYTHIC SEAS." | "Bird of paradise" by Helena Björk Commentary: "Black and white's are my favorites. ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Andrew Marvell | Two Paradises t'were in one, to live in Paradise alone. |
Desiderius Erasmus | Your library is your paradise. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Travel is a fools paradise. |
Richard Henry Stoddard | Children are the keys of paradise. |
The Koran | He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh. |
Thomas de Quincey | Thou has the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty Opium! |
Thomas Fuller | A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell! |
Thomas Gray | Thought would destroy their paradise. |
William M. Thackeray | When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | She was fair and pure as a lily that had bloomed in Paradise. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | (r)Inter pocula . To sacrifice earth to paradise is to leave the substance for the shadow |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | The Bahamas | A major contribution to the recent growth in the overall Bahamian economy is Sun International's Atlantis Resort and Casino, which took over the former Paradise Island Resort and has provided a much needed boost to the economy. (references) |
Bahamas | Since 1992, the Government has improved some major roads both in Nassau and on the Family Islands, implemented changes to alleviate severe traffic congestion in Nassau, provided electricity and improved airports on most Family Islands, and has constructed a second bridge between Nassau and Paradise Island. (references) | |
Bahamas | This development is an attempt to diversify Sun International Hotels' portfolio, after Standard and Poors (S&P) expressed concern that the company had become "too reliant" on its Paradise Island operations for the bulk of its revenue and earnings. (references) | |
Political Economy | THE BAHAMAS | In February 2001, Sun International officially opened its new Harborside Resort of timeshare condominiums on Paradise Island and completed renovations to the Ocean Club. (references) |
THE BAHAMAS | In addition, in June 2000, Sun International lost its government tax concession because it failed to proceed with its commitment to commence the 700-room Phase III of its resort complex in July 1, 2000. The Bahamian government originally granted the $3 million tax incentive package in return for Sun's commitment to construct 1200 additional hotel rooms on Paradise Island, but part of these incentives were to be suspended if work did not begin on replacement of the old Holiday Inn and Paradise Paradise Hotels by January 2000. Sun International's Chairman and CEO Sol Kerzner said Sun had to commit all its development resources to repairing hurricane damage in 1999 and developing its Ocean Club Resort, golf course and time share project (part of its Phase II development). (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | II., De Clem., and C. Stantatus, De Temperamente) if it is not a god; and as such we know it was worshiped by the Etruscans, and, if we may believe Macrobious, by the Cupasians also. Of the only two animals admitted into the Mahometan Paradise along with the souls of men, the ass that carried Balaam is one, the dog of the Seven Sleepers the other. This is no small distinction. From what has been written about this beast might be compiled a library of great splendor and magnitude, rivalling that of the Shakespearean cult, and that which clusters about the Bible. It may be said, generally, that all literature is more or less Asinine. "Hail, holy Ass!" the quiring angels sing; "Priest of Unreason, and of Discords King!" Great co-Creator, let Thy glory shine: God made all else, the Mule, the Mule is thine!" G.J. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Paradise" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 82.13% of the time. "Paradise" is used about 732 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 82.13% | 601 | 10,651 |
| Noun (proper) | 12.96% | 95 | 33,629 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.86% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.64% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (common) | 0.41% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 732 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "paradise" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Paradise | Last name | 2,000 | 7,466 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| USA | Paradise Holdings, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Paradise, CA (town, FIPS 55520) 2. Paradise, KS (city, FIPS 54325) 3. Paradise, MI 4. Paradise, NV (CDP, FIPS 54600) 5. Paradise, PA (CDP, FIPS 57840) 6. Paradise, TX 7. Paradise, UT (town, FIPS 57850) |
Expressions using "paradise": bird of paradise ♦ earthly paradise ♦ fools paradise ♦ fool's paradise ♦ Golden bird of paradise ♦ grain of paradise ♦ grains of paradise ♦ Hawaiian Paradise Park ♦ King bird of paradise ♦ live in a fool's paradise ♦ paradise bird ♦ paradise fish ♦ paradise flower ♦ paradise flycatcher ♦ paradise grackle ♦ Paradise Hill ♦ Paradise Hills ♦ paradise nut ♦ paradise tree ♦ Paradise Valley ♦ paradise whidah bird ♦ red bird of paradise ♦ superb paradise bird. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "paradise": bird-of-paradise. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
paradise | 6,448 | boyhood paradise | 198 |
hotel paradise | 5,755 | lost in paradise | 174 |
tropical paradise | 4,168 | paradise point | 170 |
paradise island | 2,457 | club paradise | 153 |
atlantis paradise island | 1,148 | freedom paradise resort | 152 |
bird of paradise | 640 | gangster paradise | 139 |
paradise lost | 483 | paradise cove | 132 |
paradise island bahamas | 479 | hotel paradise island | 131 |
fox paradise hotel | 365 | atlantis hotel paradise island | 130 |
paradise found | 364 | carnival paradise | 128 |
paradise poker | 344 | freedom paradise | 126 |
paradise california | 307 | bird of paradise flower | 126 |
amish paradise | 259 | paradise picture | 125 |
paradise point resort | 258 | paradise village | 124 |
paradise valley az | 239 | cheeseburger in paradise | 124 |
branson paradise point share time | 235 | paradise lake | 123 |
paradise valley community college | 235 | paradise kiss | 119 |
babe paradise | 219 | atlantis resort paradise island | 117 |
surfers paradise | 201 | bird of paradise plant | 114 |
gangstas paradise | 200 | paradise gallery | 114 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "paradise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | paradys. (various references) | |
Albanian | parajsë (Eden, elysium, heaven, sky). (various references) | |
Arabic | فردوس (heaven), نعيم, جنة على الأرض, جنة عدن (eden), الفردوس, الجنة (bliss, heaven), بلد جميلة. (various references) | |
Basque | paradisu. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | рай (elysium, heaven), ориенталски парк, парадиз. (various references) | |
Chinese | 天堂 (heaven). (various references) | |
Czech | ráj (Eden, hopscotch), blaho (bliss, welfare, well). (various references) | |
Danish | paradis. (various references) | |
Dutch | paradijs, paradijs, paradýs. (various references) | |
Esperanto | paradizo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | paradís. (various references) | |
Farsi | فردوس , سعادت (Bliss, Felicity, Welfare), خوشی (Bliss, Cheer, Curvet, Delight, Felicity, Gala, Glee, Gust, Hilarity, Jamboree, Jollification, Jollity, Joviality, Joy, Joyance, Lark, Mirth, Pleasure, Ploy, Splurge, Spree), بهشت برین . (various references) | |
Finnish | paratiisi. (various references) | |
French | paradis. (various references) | |
German | Paradies (Wonderland). (various references) | |
Greek | παράδεισοσ (heaven), παράδεισος. (various references) | |
Hebrew | עדן (delicacy, pleasure), גן עדן (elysium, heaven). (various references) | |
Hungarian | paradicsom (Eden, elysium, heaven, love apple, love-apple, tomato), mennyország (zion). (various references) | |
Indonesian | surga (celestial, heaven), firdaus (elysium). (various references) | |
Italian | paradiso (heaven). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 無何有の郷 (utopia), パノラマ写真 (palladium, panoramic photograph, Papa, papaya, paprika, papyrus, parachute, parachute skirt, paradigm, paradigm shift, paraglider, paragraph, parapsychology, paraquat, parasail, parasite single, parasol, Parathion, paratyphus, parfait, pavilion, Pavlov, performance, perfume, perfumer, pub, public, public acceptance, public corporation, public course, public domain, public house, public opinion, public relations, public school, public servant, public space, publicity, puff, puff sleeve, puppy), 楽土 , 楽園 (pleasure garden), 極楽浄土 , 極楽 , 十万億土 (eternity), 天国 (heaven, Kingdom of Heaven), 天堂 (heaven), 寂光浄土 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | パラダイス , ごくらくじょうど, ごくらく, むかうのさと (utopia), らくど, らくえん (pleasure garden), じゃっこうじょうど, じゅうまんおくど (eternity), てんどう (cherub, children parading as cherubs, destiny, divine justice, gods disguised as children, heaven, Providence, the sun, way of heaven), てんごく (heaven, Kingdom of Heaven, warden). (various references) | |
Korean | 낙원. (various references) | |
Malay | surga. (various references) | |
Manx | pargys, flaunys (heaven, Kingdom come, Utopia). (various references) | |
Occitan | paradís. (various references) | |
Papiamen | paradiso. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aradisepay.(various references) | |
Polish | raj. (various references) | |
Portuguese | paraíso (sky). (various references) | |
Romanian | paradis (Eden, elysium, heaven), rai (heaven), eden (Eden, heaven), cer (air, atmosphere, clime, firmament, heaven, high, skies, sky). (various references) | |
Russian | рай (Eden, elysium). (various references) | |
Scottish | pàrras. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | raj (eden, elysium, empyrean, heaven). (various references) | |
Spanish | paraíso (gods, heaven). (various references) | |
Swedish | paradis. (various references) | |
Turkish | cennet (city of god, Eden, elysium, glory, heaven, pearly gates, pie, the happy hunting grounds, the new jerusalem). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | рай (elysium, glory), блаженний стан, декоративний сад. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thiên đường (elysium, region). (various references) | |
Welsh | paradwys, gwynfa. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Aframomum melegueta, Amomum melegueta, Paradisaeidae, paradisi, paradiso, paradisum, paradisus, Psephotus pulcherrimus, Stegamura interiecta, Steganura orientalis, Steganura paradisaea, Steganura togoensis, Tchitrea bourbonnensis, Vidua interjecta, Vidua orientalis, Vidua paradisaea, Vidua togoensis. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | neorxenawang. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 43 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen autw o ihsouV amhn legw soi shmeron met emou esh en tw paradeisw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et dixit illi Iesus amen dico tibi hodie mecum eris in paradiso |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þa cwæþ se hælend to him; Todæg þu bist mid me on paradiso; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Jhesus seide to hym, Treuli Y seie to thee, this dai thou schalt be with me in paradise. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Iesus sayde vnto him: Verely I saye vnto the to daye shalt thou be with me in Paradyse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, This day shalt thou be with me in paradise. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 43 |
| Cebuano | Kaniya si Jesus mitubag nga nag-ingon, "Sa pagkatinuod, magaingon ako kanimo, nga karong adlawa adto ikaw sa Paraiso uban kanako." |
| Chinese | 耶 穌 對 他 說 、 我 實 在 告 訴 你 、 今 日 你 要 同 我 在 樂 園 裡 了 。 |
| Croatian | A on æe mu: "Zaista ti kažem: danas æeš biti sa mnom u raju!" |
| Danish | Og han sagde til ham: "Sandelig, siger jeg dig, i Dag skal du være med mig i Paradiset." |
| Dutch | En Jezus zeide tot hem: Voorwaar, zeg Ik u: Heden zult gij met Mij in het Paradijs zijn. |
| Finnish | Niin Jeesus sanoi hänelle: "Totisesti minä sanon sinulle: tänä päivänä pitää sinun oleman minun kanssani paratiisissa." |
| French | Jésus lui répondit: Je te le dis en vérité, aujourd`hui tu seras avec moi dans le paradis. |
| German | Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: Wahrlich ich sage dir: Heute wirst du mit mir im Paradiese sein. |
| Hungarian | És monda néki Jézus: Bizony mondom néked: Ma velem leszel a paradicsomban. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Percayalah," kata Yesus kepadanya, "hari ini engkau akan bersama Aku di Firdaus." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata Yesus kepadanya, "Dengan sesungguhnya Aku berkata kepadamu: Hari ini juga engkau bersama-sama dengan Aku di dalam Firdaus." |
| Italian | Gli rispose: «In verità ti dico, oggi sarai con me nel paradiso». |
| Maori | Ano ra ko Ihu ki a ia, he pono taku e mea nei ki a koe, Ko aianei koe noho ai ki ahau ki Pararaiha. |
| Norwegian | Og han sa til ham: Sannelig sier jeg dig: Idag skal du være med mig i Paradis. |
| Portuguese | Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Em verdade te digo que hoje estarás comigo no paraíso. |
| Rumanian | Isus a rqspuns: ,,Adevqrat kyi spun cq astqzi vei fi cu Mine kn rai.`` |
| Shuar | Tutai Jesus chicharuk "Nekas Tájame, jakar shiir pujutainium Yamái tsawant Wijiai pujustatme" Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Entonces Jesús le dijo: --De cierto te digo que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso. |
| Swahili | Yesu akamwambia, "Nakwambia kwa hakika, leo utakuwa pamoja nami peponi." |
| Swedish | Han svarade honom: "Sannerligen säger jag dig: I dag skall du vara med mig i paradiset." |
| Uma | Na'uli' Yesus mpo'uli' -ki: "Mpu'u ku'uli' -koko: eo toe mpai' lau, ria-ko dohe-ku hi Firdaus." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "paradise": paradises. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "paradise": imparadise. (additional references) | |
Words containing "paradise": imparadised, imparadises. (additional references) | |
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"Paradise" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arabise, Carradice, paganised, paradeis, paradeisoi, paradi, paradiem, paradies, paradime, Paradine, paradisaea, para-dise, paradisi, paradisial, paradism, paradiso, paradisum, paradors, paradus, Paradyne, paradyse, paralise, paraside, paratype, Pardesi, paridine, paridise, parodiae, periodise, poraries, pparadise, predose, Varidase. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-i-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: aspired, despair, diapers, parades, praised, spiraea. | |
-2 letters: aiders, aspire, deairs, diaper, drapes, irades, padres, paired, parade, pardie, paries, parsed, praise, prides, prised, raised, rapids, rasped, redias, redips, repaid, resaid, sarape, spader, spared, sparid, spider, spirea, spired, spread. | |
-3 letters: aider, aides, aired, apers, apres, areas, arias, arise, aside, asper, dares, deair, dears, drape, dries. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-i-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: appraised, aspirated, disappear, disparage, disparate, paradises, praesidia. | |
+2 letters: apartheids, diaphorase, disappears, disparaged, disparager, disparages, imparadise, lapidaries, paramedics. | |
+3 letters: caparisoned, diaphorases, disappeared, disparagers, disparately, imparadised, imparadises, paediatrics, paradiddles, parasitised, parasitized, plagiarised, reappraised, unaspirated. | |
+4 letters: decapitators, depravations, disappearing, endoparasite, handicappers, madreporians, paramedicals, parasiticide, plantigrades, sandpapering, spearheading. | |
+5 letters: antipredators, cardiopathies, deuteranopias, disappearance, disparagement, disparateness, drapabilities, endoparasites, endoparasitic, haphazardries, parasiticides, pediatricians, propagandizes, quadriplegias, radiographies, relandscaping, spreadability, unparasitized. | |
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