NIRVANA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word nirvana. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NIRVANA
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| heaven | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place regarded by various beliefs as the abode of their deities; also a place where good people are believed to go after death • any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | ||||||||
| paradise | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death • any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | ||||||||
| bliss | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme happiness | ||||||||
| happiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy • emotions experienced when in a state of well-being | ||||||||
| eden | nounn | |||||||
noun • any place of complete bliss and delight and peace • a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man) | ||||||||
| enlightenment | nounn | |||||||
noun • education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge • a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | ||||||||
| shangri-la | nounn | |||||||
noun • any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | ||||||||
| promised land | nounn | |||||||
noun • any place of complete bliss and delight and peace • an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism • the goal towards which Christians strive | ||||||||
