Elysium

3 definitions found

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

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  ELYSIUM, n.  An imaginary delightful country which the ancients
  foolishly believed to be inhabited by the spirits of the good.  This
  ridiculous and mischievous fable was swept off the face of the earth
  by the early Christians -- may their souls be happy in Heaven!