(par′ə·dīs) noun
1. The intermediate place or state where the souls of the saved await the resurrection.
2. Heaven, the ultimate abode of righteous souls; also, the abode of the deceased faithful of Islam.
3. Any region or state of surpassing delight.
4. In the Near East, a park or pleasure ground. [<F paradis <L paradisus <Gk. paradeisos park <OPersian pairidaēza an enclosure, park <pairi around + daēza wall].
—par′a·di·sa′ic (-di·sā′ik) or ·i·cal, par′a·dis′i·ac (-dis′ē·ak) or par·a·di·si·a·cal (par′ə·di·sī′ə·kəl) adjective

(par′ə·dīs)
The garden of Eden.