Paradise Lost Word Search
Play a Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by John Milton · First published 1667 · Epic Poem.
Words to find: SATAN, ADAM, MICHAEL, GABRIEL, SERAPH, HEAVEN, HELL, PARADISE, EDEN, REBELLION, FALL, GRACE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Paradise Lost word list, defined
- MICHAEL /ˈmaɪkəl/ · proper noun
- Michael is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Who is like God?” It is widely used in English-speaking countries and also appears as a surname.
- SERAPH /ˈsɛrəf/ · noun
- A seraph is a high-ranking angel or celestial being in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, traditionally portrayed as a fiery or radiant being. The singular form is often used poetically for a person of exceptional beauty, virtue, or enthusiasm. Related: angel, archangel, cherub, heavenly being.
- HEAVEN /ˈhɛvən/ · noun; interjection
- In religious belief, the realm of God and the perfected dead; by extension, the sky or a state of supreme happiness. It is also used in exclamations such as “Good heavens!” Related: paradise, afterlife, bliss, empyrean.
- HELL /hɛl/ · noun, verb, interjection
- In Christian and other religious traditions, the place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. By extension, it means extreme suffering, an unbearably difficult situation, or an expression of anger, surprise, or frustration. Related: inferno, Hades, netherworld, perdition.
- PARADISE /ˈpærədaɪs/ (noun); /ˈpærədaɪz/ (verb) · noun, verb
- A place or condition of perfect happiness, fulfilment, beauty, or comfort; especially, the heavenly realm believed to be the final home of the blessed. As a rare informal verb, it means to make someone extremely happy. Related: heaven, utopia, elysium, bliss.
- REBELLION /rɪˈbɛl.jən/ · noun
- An act or state of open resistance to an established authority, government, or social order. It can refer to a collective uprising, a prolonged armed conflict, or more broadly to persistent defiance of authority. Related: insurrection, uprising, revolt, mutiny.
- FALL /fɔːl/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to move downward from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control; as a noun, an act of falling, a defeat or loss of power, or (in American usage) the season of autumn. Related: drop, descend, plunge, tumble.
- GRACE /ɡreɪs/ · noun; verb
- Grace is elegance or graceful ease of movement or manner. It can also mean courteous goodwill, unmerited favor or mercy, and, in religious contexts, divine favor or blessing. Related: elegance, favor, mercy, goodwill.
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