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

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

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

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niridazole
nirl
nirled
nirlie
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nirliest
nirling
nirlit
nirls
nirly
nirvana principle
nirvanas
nirvanic
nis
nisba
nisberry
nisbite
nisei
niseis
nisey
nish
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nishi
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