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Definition of Nirvana
1. Noun. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.
Exact synonyms: Enlightenment
Category relationships: Hindooism, Hinduism, Buddhism
Generic synonyms: Beatification, Beatitude, Blessedness
Category relationships: Hindooism, Hinduism, Buddhism
Generic synonyms: Beatification, Beatitude, Blessedness
2. Noun. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
Exact synonyms: Eden, Heaven, Paradise, Promised Land, Shangri-la
Generic synonyms: Part, Region
Derivative terms: Paradisal, Paradisiacal
Generic synonyms: Part, Region
Derivative terms: Paradisal, Paradisiacal
Definition of Nirvana
1. n. In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of worldly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.
Definition of Nirvana
1. Noun. (context: Buddhism) complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. ¹
2. Noun. (context: non-Buddhist colloquial usage) state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nirvana
1. a blessed state in Buddhism [n -S] : NIRVANIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nirvana
niqab niqabs niqqud niramiai niramiais niridazole nirl nirled nirlie nirlier | nirliest nirling nirlit nirls nirly nirvana principle nirvanas nirvanic nis nisba | nisberry nisbite nisei niseis nisey nish nishes nishi nisi |