kingdom of heaven

…It is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a blissful utopia, or paradise, in which case it is often contrasted with hell. It is particularly important as a concept of the afterlife in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the word "heaven" is also translated as "kingdom of heaven." It is also often used in the same sense as "paradise" (derived from the Persian word pairidaēza, originally meaning "enclosed place" or "garden," and is also considered to be the same as the "Garden of Eden") and "kingdom of God." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kingdom of heaven" is listed below.

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…比喩的に至福の理想郷＝楽園の意で用いることもあり，その場合はしばしば地獄と対比される。特にユダヤ教，キリスト教，イスラムの伝統における他界観念として重要で，〈天国〉の語もkingdom of heavenの訳である。また，パラダイスparadise(ペルシア語pairidaēzaに由来し，原義は〈囲われた場所〉ないし〈園〉で，〈エデンの園〉とも同一視される)や，〈神の国kingdom of God〉と同じ意味で使われることも多い。…

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