- elysian
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adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Date: 1579
1. of or relating to Elysium
2. blissful, delightful <elysian peace>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
elysian
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Elysian — Elysian … Deutsch Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Elysian — 1570s, from Gk. Elysion pedion Elysian field, where heroes and the virtuous live after death, from a pre Greek word of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
Elysian — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to Elysium or the Elysian Fields, the place in Greek mythology where heroes were conveyed after death. 2) of or like paradise … English terms dictionary
Elysian — [ē lizh′ən, ēliz′ē ən; ilizh′ən, iliz′ē ən] adj. [also e ] 1. in or like Elysium 2. happy; blissful; delightful … English World dictionary
Elysian — 1. noun (Classical mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death. 2. adjective a) Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location. Unlike Raphaels Galatea and his Three Graces , examples of Elysian happiness in a race in the state of… … Wiktionary
elysian — adjective 1. relating to the Elysian Fields • Pertains to noun: ↑Elysium • Derivationally related forms: ↑Elysium 2. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods her pies were simply divine the divine Shakespeare … Useful english dictionary
Elysian — [ɪ lɪzɪən] adjective relating to Elysium or the Elysian Fields, the place in Greek mythology where heroes were conveyed after death. ↘of or like paradise … English new terms dictionary
