nirvana UK /nɪəˈvɑː.nə/US /nɪɹˈvɑ.nə/ noun2 •Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. •State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.Welcome to this celebration of legal abortion. I wish January 22 meant more than that. The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights. — 1988 formsnirvanas