Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), n. [OE. & F.
   paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise,
   fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to
   Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear,
   and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
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   1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed
      after their creation.
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   2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.
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            To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke
                                                  xxiii. 43.
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            It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
            Singing in Paradise.                  --Longfellow.
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   3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;
      hence, a state of happiness.
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            The earth
            Shall be all paradise.                --Milton.
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            Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
                                                  --Beaconsfield.
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   4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a
      church, as the space within a cloister, the open court
      before a basilica, etc.
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   5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.
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   Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo.

   Grains of paradise. (Bot.) See Melequeta pepper, under
      Pepper.

   Paradise bird. (Zool.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among
      the most beautiful species are the superb (Lophorina
      superba); the magnificent (Diphyllodes magnifica); and
      the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata). The
      long-billed paradise birds (Epimachin[ae]) also include
      some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired
      paradise bird (Seleucides alba), which is black, yellow,
      and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,
      ending in long, slender filaments. See Bird of paradise
      in the Vocabulary.

   Paradise fish (Zool.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish
      (Macropodus viridiauratus) having very large fins. It is
      often kept alive as an ornamental fish.

   Paradise flycatcher (Zool.), any flycatcher of the genus
      Terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely
      elongated. The adult male of Terpsiphone paradisi is
      white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.

   Paradise grackle (Zool.), a very beautiful bird of New
      Guinea, of the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety
      plumage with brilliant metallic tints.

   Paradise nut (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See Sapucaia nut.
      [Local, U. S.]

   Paradise whidah bird. (Zool.) See Whidah.
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Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
   See Super-.]
   1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
      a superb colonnade.
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   2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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   3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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   Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
      (Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
      scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
      each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
      the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
      with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
      metallic green.

   Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
      [1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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