also: ハライソ · パライゾ
noun
Archaic loanword from Portuguese paraíso, used in early Japanese Christian contexts. Now only encountered in historical or religious texts.
from Portuguese paraíso
キリシタン版の書物には「パライソ」という言葉がよく出てくる。
The word 'paraiso' often appears in early Japanese Christian printed books.
宣
The missionaries called heaven 'paraiso'.
Buddhist term for paradise or the Pure Land. パライソ is specifically Christian and archaic.
Borrowed from Portuguese paraíso ('paradise'), introduced by early Christian missionaries in the 16th–17th centuries. Now archaic.