Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Elysium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Hence, any delightful place.
An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the
Greeks. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Elysium
n : a heavenly place (peaceful and beautiful) where those who
are favored by the gods can go when they die [syn: {Elysium},
{Elysian Fields}, {Valhalla}, {paradise}]
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