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In English, do people ever say"a Celestial Paradise"Oris ´Paradise' more usually assumed (even in a utopian way) to a place somewhere on Earth?By the way, is the term 'terrestrial paradise' standard?

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Christine ChristieIn English, do people ever say"a Celestial Paradise"

Sure, if the paradise in question is indeed celestial.

Christine Christieis ´Paradise' more usually assumed (even in a utopian way) to a place somewhere on Earth?

I guess you meant to type "to be a place". "Paradise" is almost always figurative. The literal place is usually "heaven". To call heaven paradise is like calling **** perdition.

Christine ChristieBy the way, is the term 'terrestrial paradise' standard?

I've seen it. It seems rather tongue-in-cheek in modern times.

Clive · Answer

In English, do people ever say

"a Celestial Paradise" Perhaps it's due to a decline in the power of religion in some countries, but I never hear this phrase. I seldom hear the word 'paradise', except eg when people are talking of some beautiful and unspoiled tropical island.

The word is often used figuratively, eg This library is a book-lover's' paradise.

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is ´Paradise' more usually assumed (even in a utopian way) to a place somewhere on Earth? Yes, as I said above.

By the way, is the term 'terrestrial paradise' standard? Yes, in the sense that it is correct English, but no in the sense that it is not commonly said.

Clive

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