Elysium

American  

[ih-lizh-ee-uhm, ih-lee-zhee-, ih-liz-, ih-lee-zee-] / ɪˈlɪʒ i əm, ɪˈli ʒi-, ɪˈlɪz-, ɪˈli zi- /

noun

1. Also called Elysian Fields.  Classical Mythology. the abode of the blessed after death.

2. any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead.

3. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.

4. an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.

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Elysium British  

/ ɪˈlɪzɪəm /

noun

1. Also called: Elysian fields.  Greek myth the dwelling place of the blessed after death See also Islands of the Blessed

2. a state or place of perfect bliss

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Etymology

Origin of Elysium

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin, from Greek Ēlýsion ( pedíon ) “the Elysian (plain),” located in book 4 of the Odyssey on the western edge of the earth, by the stream Oceanus

Example Sentences

Devon's a disheveled, sweaty wreck storming the gates of the Kells’ orderly Elysium precisely when Michaela’s garden party is kicking off, the first of several she's planned for that weekend.

From Salon

“This way to the Elysium Fields. Keep left,” a High Walker called out.

From Literature

Those include Celestis and Elysium Space, companies that memorialize people by sending some of their remains to space.

From New York Times

The payloads from Celestis Inc. and Elysium Space are dubbed memorial spaceflights that carry symbolic portions of paying customers’ remains.

From Seattle Times

NASA’s stationary InSight lander launched to Mars in May 2018, touching down six months later in November in a plain called Elysium Planitia just north of the Martian equator.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• communion
• contentment
• ecstasy
• elation
• euphoria
• exaltation
• exhilaration