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nirvana

noun

1 nirvana

Hinduism and Buddhism The beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.

synonym: enlightenment.

Polish: nirwana

2 nirvana

Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.

synonyms: Eden, heaven, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la.

Dutch: firmament, nirwana, hemel, hemelrijk, paradijs
Polish: eden, raj, rajski ogród

Roget 2: inexistence; nonexistence, nonsubsistence; nonentity, nil; negativeness etc. adj.; nullity; nihility, nihilism; tabula rasa [Lat.], blank; abeyance; ... show more

Roget 981: heaven; kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God; heavenly kingdom; throne of God; presence of God; inheritance of the saints in light.    Paradise, Eden, Zion, abode of the blessed; celestial bliss, glory.    [Mythological heaven] ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Buddha-field, Canaan, Civitas Dei, KO, Lethe, New Jerusalem, Zion, absentmindedness, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, ataraxia, ataraxy, blackout, blank mind, blankmindedness, blankness, bliss, calm of mind, calmness, catalepsy ... show more.

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