Elysian

[ ih-lizh-uh n, ih-lee-zhuh n ]

/ ɪˈlɪʒ ən, ɪˈli ʒən /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.

blissful; delightful.

Origin of Elysian

First recorded in 1570–80; Elysi(um) + -an

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Examples from the Web for elysian

But nothing damped my ardor; no amount of soakings could make me think that camping-ground was not an Elysian field.
Tenting on the Plains|Elizabeth B. Custer
It recalls the remembrance of the patriarchal life, and the poetical descriptions of the Elysian fields.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various
Can I believe that the former will go to the Elysian fields and the latter to the Tartarus.'
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines|John Claudius Pitrat
And Anne, living in the Elysian Fields, did not care to leave them for the dreary land outside their borders.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

Instead of laughter, weeping; instead of dancing, agonizing pain; instead of Elysian dreams, ominous nightmares.
Catastrophe and Social Change|Samuel Henry Prince

British Dictionary definitions for elysian

Elysian

/ (ɪˈlɪzɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Elysium

literary delightful; glorious; blissful

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Elysian

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British Dictionary definitions for elysian

adjective