Defn: An illustration, as by a parable or fable.
PARADIGMATIC; PARADIGMATICAL
Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Exemplary.
— Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
PARADIGMATIC
Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of
Christian excellence.
PARADIGMATIZE Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] Etym: [Gr. Paradigm.]
Defn: To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] Hammond.
PARADISAIC; PARADISAICAL
Par`a*di*sa"ic, Par`a*di*sa"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal.
"Paradisaical pleasures." Gray.
PARADISAL
Par"a*di`sal, a.