Elysium

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

noun

Also called Elysian Fields .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.

Origin of Elysium

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

Words Nearby Elysium

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How to use Elysium in a sentence

Today, Elysium is one of many companies selling tests for biological age, as well as several supplements that aim to target aging.
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For your stay, all family portraits were removed and have been replaced with tasteful landscape art of Tartarus, Asphodel and the fields of Elysium.
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The valley is an Elysium for many kinds of birds, most of them described in the text.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester Keyser
A flash of lightning carried her from Elysium to earth once more.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
Doubtless the dispute is still being carried on between these chieftains from their beds of asphodel and moly in Elysium.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce

The overpowering realization of the Elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
The New Tenant | E. Phillips Oppenheim
Marriage to him meant Elysium—the inexpressible, the unattainable; more so than ever now.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for Elysium

Elysium

/ (ɪˈlɪzɪəm) /

noun

Also called: Elysian fields Greek myth the dwelling place of the blessed after death: See also Islands of the Blessed
a state or place of perfect bliss

Origin of Elysium

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

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