Eden

  • 71Eden — noun a) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. b) A paradise on …

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  • 72Eden — E|den [ˈi:dn] n also the Garden of Eden [singular] in the Bible story, the garden where Adam and Eve, the first humans lived, often seen as a place of happiness and ↑innocence Eden 2 Eden, Sir Anthony (1897 1977) a British politician in the… …

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  • 73Eden — E|den [ idn ] noun 1. ) Eden or the Garden of Eden in the Bible, the beautiful place where the first humans, Adam and Eve, lived 2. ) count a beautiful peaceful place: The city is a remote and beautiful Eden …

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  • 74Eden — n. (also Garden of Eden) a place or state of great happiness; paradise (with reference to the abode of Adam and Eve in the biblical account of the Creation). Etymology: ME f. LL f. Gk Eden f. Heb. eden, orig. = delight …

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  • 75Eden —    Delight.    1) The garden in which our first parents dewlt (Gen. 2:8 17). No geographical question has been so much discussed as that bearing on its site. It has been placed in Armenia, in the region west of the Caspian Sea, in Media, near… …

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  • 76Eden — This interesting and unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin and is the patronymic (the s denoting son of) form of the name Eden, itself derives from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name Eadhun , with the Middle English development edun …

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  • 77Eden — Elysium, Garten Eden, Himmel; (griech. Mythol.): die Gefilde der Seligen, die himmlischen/elysischen Gefilde; (Rel.): Paradies; (christl. Rel.): Himmelreich. * * * Eden,das:1.⇨Paradies(1,b)–2.GartenE.:⇨Paradies(1,b)… …

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  • 78Eden — An area in southern Mesopotamia where Adam and Eve were placed according to the myth of Gen. 2. It contained two fruit trees which were given special significance one bestowing everlasting life (Gen. 3:22) and the other an awareness of good and… …

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  • 79Eden — E•den [[t]ˈid n[/t]] n. 1) bib Also called Garden of Eden the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24. 2) a delightful place 3) a state of bliss • Etymology: < Heb ēden delight E•den•ic iˈdɛn ɪk adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80Eden — *1. Einem den Garten Eden weisen und ihn nicht hineinlassen. – Tendlau, 624. Wenn jemand scheinbar nahe am Ziele war und am Ende sich doch vom Glück getäuscht sieht. *2. Im Gan (Garten) Eden koscht e Ochs e Kreuzer. – Tendlau, 758. Im Paradies… …

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