Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la
(noun) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
nirvana, enlightenment
(noun) (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
(non-Buddhist, colloquial) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.
• Anirvan, navarin
Source: Wiktionary
Nir*va"na, n. Etym: [Skr. nirvansa.]
Definition: In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
