nirvana

noun

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Definition of nirvana:

nirvana (noun):: the ultimate state of spiritual enlightenment and bliss attained by extinction of all desires and individual existence; (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.; the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness

Synonyms for nirvana:

beatification

beatitude

blessedness

blindness

bliss

eden

enlightenment

forgetfulness

heaven

ignorance

innocence

joy

oblivion

obliviousness

paradise

peace

promised land

serenity

shangri-la

tranquillity

unconsciousness

Antonyms for nirvana:

agitation

anti-utopia

apocalypse

armageddon

cataclysm

doomsday

dystopia

gehenna

hell

hell on earth

misery

nightmare

pandemonium

perdition

purgatory

sadness

sorrow

trouble

unhappiness

unutopia

upset

woe

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