ELYSIUM

Elysium, Elysian Fields

(noun) (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death

Elysium

(noun) a place or condition of ideal happiness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


E*ly"sium, n.; pl. E. Elysiums, L. Elysia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Myth.)

1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise.

2. Hence, any delightful place. An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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