1Relating to or characteristic of the garden of Eden.
the story of the Edenic fall
Example sentencesExamples
Satan first scouts the Edenic territory in the shape of a beast and then addresses Eve while inhabiting the body of a serpent, to convince her to disobey God's fiat.
Since these words were spoken by God into an Edenic situation, before the Fall, it is especially hard to imagine any sort of destructive or ruthless implication to them.
Such a belief is fundamentally millenarian, informed by an apocalyptic spirit which held out the promise for fallen man of a return to Edenic grace.
The snake is an Edenic symbol of seduction and intrigue.
She appears at times to channel the original Edenic Eve, but without clear indication as to whether she is more innocent than threatening.
1.1Unspoilt and idyllic.
an Edenic world of economic prosperity
Example sentencesExamples
I have the tropical Caribbean Sea on my right, the deep Pacific on my left, and Edenic rainforest soaring between the two.
We open with an orchestral prelude presenting the natural world in what seems to be Edenic bliss.
Undaunted by the camera, the people of Bali perform their ceremonies and carry on with their Edenic lives.
While many of his pictures seem charmingly Edenic, they can also be unsettling for their gruesome violence and sexual undertones.
The novel opens in an Edenic honeymoon scene.
Definition of Edenic in US English:
Edenic
adjectiveēˈdenikiˈdɛnɪk
1Relating to or characteristic of the garden of Eden.
the story of the Edenic fall
Example sentencesExamples
Satan first scouts the Edenic territory in the shape of a beast and then addresses Eve while inhabiting the body of a serpent, to convince her to disobey God's fiat.
The snake is an Edenic symbol of seduction and intrigue.
Since these words were spoken by God into an Edenic situation, before the Fall, it is especially hard to imagine any sort of destructive or ruthless implication to them.
Such a belief is fundamentally millenarian, informed by an apocalyptic spirit which held out the promise for fallen man of a return to Edenic grace.
She appears at times to channel the original Edenic Eve, but without clear indication as to whether she is more innocent than threatening.
1.1Unspoiled and idyllic.
an Edenic world of economic prosperity
Example sentencesExamples
While many of his pictures seem charmingly Edenic, they can also be unsettling for their gruesome violence and sexual undertones.
The novel opens in an Edenic honeymoon scene.
We open with an orchestral prelude presenting the natural world in what seems to be Edenic bliss.
I have the tropical Caribbean Sea on my right, the deep Pacific on my left, and Edenic rainforest soaring between the two.
Undaunted by the camera, the people of Bali perform their ceremonies and carry on with their Edenic lives.