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- DictionaryElysium/ɪˈlɪzɪəm/
- 1. the place at the ends of the earth to which certain favoured heroes were conveyed by the gods after death.
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- 1. a place or state of perfect happiness.
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The term and concept of Elysium has had influence in modern popular culture; references to Elysium can be found in literature, art, film, and music. Examples include the New Orleans neighbourhood of Elysian Fields in Tennessee Williams ' A Streetcar Named Desire as the déclassé purgatory where Blanche Dubois lives with Stanley and Stella ...
noun [ U ] literary uk / iˈlɪz.i.əm / us / iˈlɪz.i.əm / Add to word list. a state of great happiness: Everything was perfect. She was in Elysium. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pleasure and happiness. abandon. afterglow. beatitude. bed of roses idiom. delirium. exaltation. exultation. feast. felicity. for fun phrase. fulfilment. fun.
1. : the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology. 2. : paradise sense 2. Did you know? This word came into Latin from the Greek Elysion. In classical mythology, Elysium, or the Elysian fields, was the home of the blessed after death, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the pure.
Elysium, in Greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent. It probably was retained from Minoan religion. In Homer’s writings the Elysian Plain was a land of perfect happiness at the end of the Earth, on the banks of the Oceanus.
any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise. an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth. Discover More.
The concept of Elysium in Greek mythology refers to a realm of the afterlife where the righteous, heroes, and those connected to the gods could reside. Initially separate from the Greek underworld, Elysium evolved over time to include the chosen ones deemed worthy by the gods.
You're in a state of Elysium, a condition of absolute contentment. Elysium is also known as the Elysian Fields, not to be confused with Elysian Fields, New Jersey, where the first organized baseball game is believed to have taken place, or Elysian Fields, Texas, or the song of the same name by thrash metal band Megadeth.
noun. The dwelling place of virtuous people after death. Webster's New World. The Elysian Fields. American Heritage. Any place or condition of ideal bliss or complete happiness; paradise. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: elysian-fields. nirvana. heaven. abode of the blessed. pronoun. A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
Jun 2, 2024 · A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise . Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth. A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Elysium. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English E‧lys‧i‧um /ɪˈlɪziəm $ ɪˈlɪʒiəm, zi-/ (also the Elysian Fields) literary a place of complete happiness. According to ancient Greek stories, Elysium is the place where good people go after their death.
