nirvana
noun
nir·va·na
nir-ˈvä-nə
(ˌ)nər-
often capitalized
1
: the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
2
b
: a goal hoped for but apparently unattainable : dream
… that nirvana of the … weatherman: A foolproof system of forecasting.—Newsweek
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