elysium

2 definitions found

elysium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl. E. Elysiums, L. Elysia. [L.,
     fr. Gr. ?, ? ?, Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.)
     1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the
        seat of future happiness; Paradise.
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     2. Hence, any delightful place.
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              An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the
              Greeks.                               --I. Taylor.
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elysium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Elysium
      n 1: a place or condition of ideal happiness
      2: (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death [syn:
         Elysium, Elysian Fields]