paradisal

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English

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Etymology

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From paradise +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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(UK) IPA(key): /paɹəˈdʌɪs(ə)l/, /paɹəˈdʌɪz(ə)l/

Adjective

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paradisal (comparative more paradisal, superlative most paradisal)

  1. Like paradise; paradisiacal.
    • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 35:
      The garden had been planted by the god Yahweh, who had caused a spring to gush forth in the eastern desert to create a paradisal oasis.