Elysium
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- proper noun
- /ɪˈlɪziəm/
- Literature
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- In literature, Elysium is often described as a beautiful garden where the fortunate dwell in bliss after leaving behind their earthly lives.
- Art of Elysium
Examples
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In Greek mythology, heroes are rewarded by being taken to Elysium, a paradise where they live in eternal happiness.
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And without further ado, Elysium, the Underworld's exclusive VIP section and your permanent home.
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See you all in Elysium, very soon, I suspect.
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Whenever I'm here, I imagine this is what Elysium must look like.
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At least I'll be with Thalia in Elysium.
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If you fall in the service of a just cause, your souls will go to Elysium, where they will dwell forever among the shades of heroes, like Theseus.
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Angels are guiding him towards everlasting light and may his soul fly through the heavenly gates, like the birds that he so adored and soar over the Fields of Elysium to the glory that is thine.
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The ancient Greeks believed that the souls of the virtuous would find peace in Elysium after death, far from the troubles of the mortal world.
Synonyms
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A place many religions believe God lives and good people go after death
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A perfect, happy place where good people go after death
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A peaceful, happy place in Greek myth where heroes and good people go after death
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A holy place where people believe God and the blessed live after death
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elysium was the name in Greek myth for the fields where honored people rested in peace after they died, often called the Elysian Fields. That's why in myth it means 'a place of perfect happiness' or 'paradise'.