Elysian

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Elysian \E*ly"sian\, a. [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.]
     Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence,
     yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful;
     beatific. "Elysian shades." --Massinger. "Elysian age."
     --Beattie.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           This life of mortal breath
           Is but a suburb of the life elysian.     --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  elysian
       adj 1: relating to the Elysian Fields
       2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a
          paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial
          isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {paradisiacal},
           {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal},
          {paradisial}]
       3: of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine
          inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine
          Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance"
          [syn: {divine}, {inspired}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "Elysian":
     Olympian, beatific, beatified, blessed, blissful, celestial,
     divine, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, extramundane,
     extraterrestrial, from on high, glorified, heavenly, in glory,
     otherworldly, paradisaic, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisial,
     paradisian, paradisic, saintly, sublime, supernal, transcendental,
     transmundane, unearthly, unworldly
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Elysian, MN (city, FIPS 19160)
    Location: 44.19997 N, 93.67707 W
    Population (1990): 445 (208 housing units)
    Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56028

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Elysian, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    486
     Housing Units (2000): 276
     Land area (2000):     0.881544 sq. miles (2.283188 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.881544 sq. miles (2.283188 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19160
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.199934 N, 93.677301 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     56028
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Elysian, MN
      Elysian