islands of the blessed

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islands of the blessed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [imac]gland, ?gland,
     ?glond; [imac]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [imac]g,
     ?g, is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au
     meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a
     stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with
     isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]
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     1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a
        continent. Cf. Continent.
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     2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island
        of ice.
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     3. (Zool.) See Isle, n., 2.
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     Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in
        the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are
        conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
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