Paradise vs. Shaheed

Paradise vs. Shaheed — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Paradise and Shaheed

Paradisenoun

The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.

Living in paradise comes with a price.

Shaheednoun

An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.

Paradisenoun

(Abrahamic religions) A garden where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.

Shaheednoun

Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers

Paradisenoun

(figuratively) A very pleasant place; a place full of lush vegetation.

an island paradise in the Caribbean; a shoppers’ paradise

Paradisenoun

(figuratively) A very pleasant experience.

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Paradisenoun

An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.

Paradisenoun

(obsolete) A churchyard or cemetery.

Paradisenoun

(slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.

Paradiseverb

To place (as) in paradise.

Paradiseverb

(obsolete) To transform into a paradise.

Paradiseverb

To affect or exalt with visions of happiness.

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Paradisenoun

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

Paradisenoun

(Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death