"Edenic" meaning in English

See Edenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /iːˈdɛnɪk/, /ɪˈdɛnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edenic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Edenic [comparative], most Edenic [superlative]
Etymology: Eden + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Eden|ic}} Eden + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Edenic (comparative more Edenic, superlative most Edenic)
  1. Of or suggesting Eden, the paradise of the Bible. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Edenic-en-adj-XoPMRipW Disambiguation of People: 65 35

Noun

IPA: /iːˈdɛnɪk/, /ɪˈdɛnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edenic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Edenics [plural]
Etymology: Eden + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Eden|ic}} Eden + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Edenic (plural Edenics)
  1. One who promotes an Edenic ideal. Synonyms: edenic Translations (of or suggesting Eden): եդեմային (edemayin) (Armenian), եդեմական (edemakan) (Armenian), paradijselijk (Dutch), paradisiaque (French), édénique (French), edénico (Galician), paradiesisch (German), edenico (Italian), edeński (Polish), edénico [Portugal] (Portuguese), edênico [Brazil] (Portuguese), edénico (Spanish), edenlik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Edenic-en-noun-kVBhaJkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 28 72

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