SHANGRI-LA Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word shangri-la. (close relations)
Definition of SHANGRI-LA
Best Alternative Words for SHANGRI-LA
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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 | ||||||||
| nirvana | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness • 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 | ||||||||
| elysium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place or condition of ideal happiness • (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death | ||||||||
| utopia | nounn | |||||||
noun • a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island • ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects • an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal • a work of fiction describing a utopia | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
