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July 03, 2019 paradisiacal [par-uh-di-sahy-uh-kuhl, -zahy-] adjective 1. of, like, or befitting paradise. word-trends The Most Surprisingly Serendipitous Words Of The Day What Is The Former Name Of Memorial Day? WORD OF THE DAY paradisiacal continued... QUOTES ... the proximity to the Tols, a range of inland mountains, created otherworldly climates which were sometimes paradisiacal, sometimes demoniacal, always one extreme or the other. -- Stephen Marche, Shining at the Bottom of the Sea, 2007 ORIGIN Paradisiacal comes from the Late Latin adjective paradīsiacus "pertaining to heaven, pertaining to the Garden of Eden," a word appearing only in Christian authors. Paradīsiacus is a derivative of the noun paradīsus "a park," and in Christian authors, "paradise." Paradīsus is a borrowing of the Greek noun parádeisos, which first appears in the works of the Athenian historian and essayist Xenophon (c430-350 b.c.), meaning "enclosed park or pleasure ground with animals (for hunting)," and always referring to the grounds of Persian kings and nobles. In later authors parádeisos simply meant "garden, orchard." By the time of the Septuagint (the oldest Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, translated in the 3rd and 2nd centuries b.c.), parádeisos referred to the Garden of Eden (as in Genesis 2:8). In the Gospels parádeisos means "the abode of the blessed, heaven." Parádeisos is a Greek borrowing from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure," literally "walled around." (Avestan is the ancient East Iranian language of the Zoroastrian scriptures.) Paradisiacal entered English in the 17th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 The Greatest Language Hits Of Black Music June is African-American Music Appreciation Month, also known as Black Music Month. It's a time to commemorate the continuing legacy of Black music on American life, and, for our part, we're celebrating the lingo, spanning Louis Armstrong's blues to City Girl's drip, that Black musicians helped take platinum in our lexicon. 2 "Infamous" vs. "Notorious": Why Is There A Difference? Infamous and notorious are commonly interchanged terms used to describe someone or something that is famous for being negative in some way. There are times when either will work, yet in other cases, one word is a better fit. 3 Words To Help Explain Relationships In The 2010s In this slideshow, we're breaking down some of the latest slang terms and expressions we're using to talk about dating and relationships in the 2010s. 4 Why We Need Better Terms For People Who Identify As Two Or More Races Read how Professor Nicole Holliday explains why some individuals and groups that identify as two or more races are sensing a lexical gap for terms they would like for their own their specific racial combination. 5 Terms That Twitter And YouTube Created These sites have transformed the internet—and our lives as we know them, including our language. So, get internet-savvy with these words and expressions born from our new, digital normal. © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy