English dictionary

nirvana

/n/I/r'v/A/n/@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

noun.state

Synonyms enlightenment

Source: WordNet 3.0
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

noun.location

Synonyms eden heaven paradise promised land shangri-la

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <u>Buddhism</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913