Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
divine, elysian, inspired
(adjective) being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; “her pies were simply divine”; “the divine Shakespeare”; “an elysian meal”; “an inspired performance”
elysian
(adjective) relating to the Elysian Fields
Source: WordNet® 3.1
elysian (not comparable)
Alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
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Elysian
(Greek mythology) Elysium (“the home of the blessed after death”).
Elysian (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
Blissful, happy, heavenly.
• (blissful, happy): see blissful
Elysian (plural Elysians)
An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*ly"sian, a. Etym: [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.]
Definition: Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence, yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful; beatific. "Elysian shades." Massinger. "Elysian age." Beattie. This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.