Elysium

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(ē liz̸h′əm, -liz′ē əm; i-)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. the dwelling place of virtuous people after death
  2. any place or condition of ideal bliss or complete happiness; paradise

Origin: L < Gr Ēlysion (pedion), Elysian (plain), plain of the departed, of non-IE orig.

Also Elysian (or elysian) fields

See Elysium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Greek Mythology The Elysian Fields.
  2. A place or condition of ideal happiness.

Origin:

Origin: Latin Ēlysium

Origin: , from Greek Ēlusion (pedion), Elysian (fields)

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