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Elysium
[ ih-lizh-ee-uhm, ih-lee-zhee-, ih-liz-, ih-lee-zee- ]
noun
- Also called E·ly·sian Fields [ih-, lee, -zh, uh, n , feeldz]. Classical Mythology. the abode of the blessed after death.
- any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead.
- any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.
- an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
Elysium
/ ɪˈlɪzɪəm /
noun
- Also calledElysian fields Greek myth the dwelling place of the blessed after death See also Islands of the Blessed
- a state or place of perfect bliss
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Elysium1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin, from Greek Ēlýsion ( pedíon ) “the Elysian (plain),” located in book 4 of the Odyssey on the western edge of the earth, by the stream Oceanus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Elysium1
C16: from Latin, from Greek Ēlusion pedion Elysian (that is, blessed) fields
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Example Sentences
The valley is an elysium for many kinds of birds, most of them described in the text.
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A flash of lightning carried her from Elysium to earth once more.
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Doubtless the dispute is still being carried on between these chieftains from their beds of asphodel and moly in Elysium.
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The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
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Marriage to him meant Elysium—the inexpressible, the unattainable; more so than ever now.
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