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Eden has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

"The retired couple felt they had finally found their own personal eden in that quiet, sun-drenched valley."

2

a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)

"Before being cast out for eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve lived in Eden as a perfect garden created by God."

3

A paradise on Earth.

"The story describes how the first humans lived in eden before being expelled from their home."

4

Alternative letter-case form of Eden (“a paradise”)

In plain English: Eden is an old name for paradise, representing a perfect place where everything goes right and there are no problems.

"They found their perfect vacation spot in a paradise they jokingly called Eden."

Proper Noun
1

A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.

"The Eden is a historic river in Cumbria that flows through Carlisle before emptying into the Solway Firth."

2

A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth.

Example Sentences
"They found their perfect vacation spot in a paradise they jokingly called Eden." noun
"The garden looked like a perfect edén of greenery and flowers." noun
"He built his new home in an eden-like valley surrounded by mountains." noun
"Many people dream of finding their own personal eden away from the busy city life." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
region Heaven

Origin

The word Eden comes from Biblical Hebrew and likely traces its roots to the ancient Sumerian term edin. Originally meaning "garden" or "steppe," it entered English through the Bible's description of the Garden of Eden.

Rhyming Words
den oden iden aden jaden kaden laden alden orden biden emden boden coden roden leden ogden ruden paden ayden yaden
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