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Definition of Elysium

1. Noun. A place or condition of ideal happiness.

2. Noun. (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death.

Definition of Elysium

1. n. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise.

Definition of Elysium

1. Proper noun. (Classical mythology) the home of the blessed after death. ¹

2. Proper noun. A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise. ¹

3. Proper noun. A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars. ¹

4. Adjective. blissful; euphoric ¹

5. Adjective. of or pertaining to Elysium. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Elysium

1. Origin: L, fr. Gr, Elysian field. 1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise. 2. Hence, any delightful place. "An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks." (I. Taylor) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elysium

elvan elvanite elvanites elvans elve elven elver elvers elves elvish

elvishly elwand elwands elyite elysian elysium elytra elytral elytriform elytrin

elytroid elytron elytrotomies elytrotomy elytrous elytrum elæon

Literary usage of Elysium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"Grecian civilization, as preparatory to the Elysium into which he proposed to lead men at last, and, of course, if that were any where to be found it was in ..."

2. The Voyage of Bran, Son of Febal, to the Land of the Living: An Old Irish Saga by Kuno Meyer, Dindsenchas, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Scél Túan maic Cairill (1895)
"... the Elysium conception in Greece; objections thereto—Hesiod—Early mythical allusions—Pindar—The Periclean age—Varying accounts of Elysium as ..."

3. Mars and Its Canals by Percival Lowell (1906)
"On May 18, 1901, I was suddenly struck by the singular whiteness of the southeast corner of Elysium where that region bordered the Trivium. ..."

4. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"(• In those fair lawns the blest Elysium feign'd—In this assertion our author has the authority of Strabo, a foundation sufficient for a poet. ..."

5. A General View of the Fine Arts, Critical and Historical by Ludlow, Miss, Daniel Huntington (1851)
"The sixth picture is a view of Elysium. Mental Culture conducts to Piety and Virtue, ... A young lady of great wit and beauty, went to see the Elysium. ..."

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