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• n  any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• n  (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death

• We don't have to journey far to find paradiseit's a part of each of us.
• Rebuilding his life after the devastation of war, a brilliant Chinese scholar created a paradise of the mind.
• For 54 years, Japan has been a drunkard's paradise.

• Eden
• nirvana
• heaven
• promised land
• Shangri-la
• Paradise

News & Articles

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• Paradise woman hit by car Friday
  PARADISE — A 39-year-old Paradise woman was hit on Skyway Friday at about 7 p.m. while riding her bike out of the Safeway parking lot onto Elliott Road.
  June 15, 2013 - Chico Enterprise-Record
• Paradise Baptist church to have free vacation Bible study
  PARADISE — Colossal Coaster World, a free vacation Bible study for children ages 4 years through sixth grade, will go July 8-12 at Paradise Ridge Southern Baptist Church.
  June 15, 2013 - Chico Enterprise-Record
• Paradise woman hit by car, transported to Enloe
  A 39 year-old Paradise woman was hit on Skyway on June 14 at about 7 p.m. while riding her bike out of the Safeway parking lot onto Elliott Road.
  June 15, 2013 - Paradise Post

Quotes

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• Ingrid Betancourt in ABC News
  Nirvana, paradise -- that must be very similar to what I feel at this moment,Betancourt said, fighting back tears as her son reached over to kiss her. "It was because of them that I kept up my will to get out of that jungle."
• Sherri Coale in Los Angeles Times
  I think it's a great Final Four,Coale said. "I think it's a fans' paradise, and I think there will be two really good games on Sunday, and another really good one on Tuesday."
• Bobby Jindal in BBC News
  Mr Jindal said on Saturday: "This isn't just about our coast. It's about our way of life in Louisiana: our shrimpers, our fishermen, our coast that makes Louisiana a sportsman's paradise."