Elysium

[ ih-lizh-ee-uhm, ih-lee-zhee-, ih-liz-, ih-lee-zee- ]

noun

1. Also called E·ly·sian Fields [ih-, lee, -zh, uh, n , feeldz]. Classical Mythology. the abode of the blessed after death.
2. any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead.
3. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.
4. an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.

Elysium

/ ɪˈlɪzɪəm /

noun

1. Also calledElysian fields Greek myth the dwelling place of the blessed after death See also Islands of the Blessed
2. a state or place of perfect bliss

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Elysium¹

C16: from Latin, from Greek Ēlusion pedion Elysian (that is, blessed) fields

Example Sentences

Today, Elysium is one of many companies selling tests for biological age, as well as several supplements that aim to target aging.

From MIT Technology Review

For your stay, all family portraits were removed and have been replaced with tasteful landscape art of Tartarus, Asphodel and the fields of Elysium.

From Washington Post

The valley is an elysium for many kinds of birds, most of them described in the text.

From Project Gutenberg

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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Related Words

• communion
• contentment
• ecstasy
• elation
• euphoria
• exaltation
• exhilaration