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Nirvana

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.

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Beatification 76% connected

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased p…

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Beatitude 76% connected

Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.

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Blessedness 76% connected

The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God.

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Region 76% connected

One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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Eden 92% connected

The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enlightenment 92% connected

Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Heaven 92% connected

The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Paradise 92% connected

The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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