Pardis

What is Pardis?


1.

It is an abbreviation for Paradise is an English word from Persian roots that is generally identified with the Garden of Eden or with Heaven. Originally meaning a walled garden or royal hunting grounds, the term entered Jewish (and eventually Christian) beliefs as a Greek translation for the Garden of Eden in the Septuagint. It is sometimes also identified with the bosom of Abraham, the abode of the righteous dead awaiting Judgment Day. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a penitent criminal crucified alongside him that they will be together in paradise that day.

The city is like a Pardis.

See heaven, kingdom come


56

Random Words:

1. Short sightedness based upon the assumption that a given quantity exceeds any possible future demand. Originated by the quotation, &quo..
1. Abbreviation for West Oak Lane which is a neighborhood in the Northwest section of Philadelphia. Also known as Uptown (Germantown, West ..
1. The funniest/manliness piece of literature mankind has ever read. Perhaps it will be looked back on as the manliest book of all time. T..