Scrawled Shortcuts through the Research Maze
Webster’s 3rd New International Dictionary … Unabridged
Surprisingly difficult to formulate adjectivally. Choose from: paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiacal. Pronunciation anyone?
Dictionary Stand by the Atrium
Surprisingly difficult to formulate adjectivally. Choose from: paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiacal. Pronunciation anyone?
Encyclopedia of the Qur’an
A place of reward, in the afterlife, of surpassing comfort and beauty.
Ref. 297.12203 E56e
A place of reward, in the afterlife, of surpassing comfort and beauty.
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
A Greek word that hails ultimately from the Persian, where it denoted “parks of the Persian king and nobility” [vol. 5, p. 765].
Ref. 487.332 K62tE vol. 5
A Greek word that hails ultimately from the Persian, where it denoted “parks of the Persian king and nobility” [vol. 5, p. 765].
The Dante Encyclopedia
The 3rd, and rarely read, part of Dante’s timeless epic, The Divine Comedy. Check here under Paradise for a Cook’s tour of this fabulous heaven of light and love.
Ref. 851 D192Z D1923d
The 3rd, and rarely read, part of Dante’s timeless epic, . Check here under Paradise for a Cook’s tour of this fabulous heaven of light and love.
Encyclopedia Judaica
Read Hebraically, without the vowels, PRDS, an acronym for multiple ways to read the Bible: literally, allegorically, morally, mystically. See under Pardes.
Online under Research Resources
Read Hebraically, without the vowels, PRDS, an acronym for multiple ways to read the Bible: literally, allegorically, morally, mystically. See under Pardes.
Columbia Gazetter of the World
The unincorporated section of Las Vegas, where much of the fun happens.
Ref. 910.3 C7262c vol. 3
The unincorporated section of Las Vegas, where much of the fun happens.
The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia
The “pair a dice” needed for a game of chance (craps, which see).
Credo Reference, which is Online under Research Resources
The “pair a dice” needed for a game of chance (craps, which see).
Oak Leaves 2003: A Stroll through the Forest
Drew University campus in spring (or summer, or fall, or winter). See the preliminary pages of the yearbook for stunning color photos.
Ref. 378.73 D776v 2003
Drew University campus in spring (or summer, or fall, or winter). See the preliminary pages of the yearbook for stunning color photos.