"Garden of Eden" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-us-Garden of Eden.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: the Garden of Eden [canonical], Gardens of Eden [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן (gan ʿḗḏen). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|hbo|גַּן עֵדֶן|tr=gan ʿḗḏen}} Calque of Biblical Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן (gan ʿḗḏen) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Gardens of Eden|def=1|head=Garden of Eden}} the Garden of Eden (plural Gardens of Eden)
  1. (Abrahamic religions) In the Book of Genesis of the Bible and Surat Sad of the Qur'an, a garden at the source of the Gihon, Pishon, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers, where Adam and Eve first lived after being created. Categories (topical): Bible Synonyms: paradise Translations (place where Adam and Eve first lived): Ἐδέμ (Edém) (Ancient Greek), عَدْن (ʕadn) (Arabic), جَنَّة عَدْن (jannat ʕadn) [feminine] (Arabic), جَنَّات عَدْن (jannāt ʕadn) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), Eden (Basque), Jardí de l'Edèn [masculine] (Catalan), 埃田園 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 埃田园 (Ai-tiân-hn̂g) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 伊甸園 (Chinese Cantonese), 伊甸园 (alt: ji¹ din⁶⁻¹ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 伊甸園 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊甸园 (Yīdiànyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), Eden [neuter] (Danish), Edens Have [common-gender] (Danish), Paradisets Have [common-gender] (Danish), hof van Eden [masculine] (Dutch), Eedeni aed (Estonian), Eden-bɔ (Ewe), Eedenin puutarha (Finnish), jardin d’Éden [masculine] (French), Garten Eden [masculine] (German), Εδέμ (Edém) (Greek), 伊甸園 (Hakka Chinese), 伊甸园 (Yî-thien-yèn) (Hakka Chinese), גַּן עֵדֶן (gan 'éden) [masculine] (Hebrew), édenkert (Hungarian), éden (Hungarian), Gairdín Pharthais [masculine] (Irish), Gairdín Éidin [masculine] (Irish), giardino dell'Eden [masculine] (Italian), エデンの園 (alt: エデンのその, Eden no sono) (Japanese), 에덴 동산 (english: Eden dongsan) (Korean), ganedén [masculine] (Ladino), hortus in Eden [masculine] (Latin), paradisus in Eden [masculine] (Latin), paradisus voluptatis [masculine] (Latin), Ēdenes dārzs [masculine] (Latvian), zarde ya Eden [class-9] (Maore Comorian), Edens hage (Norwegian Bokmål), Edens hage (Norwegian Nynorsk), hagen i Eden (Norwegian Nynorsk), Jardim do Éden [masculine] (Portuguese), Grădina Edenului [feminine] (Romanian), Эде́м (Edɛ́m) [masculine] (Russian), jardín de Edén [masculine] (Spanish), bustani ya Edeni [class-9] (Swahili), Edens trädgård [common-gender] (Swedish), Едем (Edem) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Gardd Eden [feminine] (Welsh), גן־עדן (gan-eydn) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Garden_of_Eden-en-name-7dRs29kT Disambiguation of Bible: 85 8 4 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 24 14 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 17 17 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 20 12 21 Topics: Abrahamic-religions, lifestyle, religion

Noun

Audio: en-us-Garden of Eden.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: Gardens of Eden [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן (gan ʿḗḏen). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|hbo|גַּן עֵדֶן|tr=gan ʿḗḏen}} Calque of Biblical Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן (gan ʿḗḏen) Head templates: {{en-noun|Gardens of Eden|head=Garden of Eden}} Garden of Eden (plural Gardens of Eden)
  1. An idyllic place wherein innocence and perfection reign; any delightful region or abode; a pastoral utopia; an Arcadia.
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  2. A state or condition of unsullied innocence.
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  3. (cellular automata) A pattern that can only exist as an initial state and is not reachable from any other state. Categories (topical): Cellular automata
    Sense id: en-Garden_of_Eden-en-noun-6BOwVYe~ Topics: cellular-automata, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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