Elysium

Ely·si·um

noun \i-ˈli-zhē-əm, -zē-\

plural Ely·si·ums or -sia \-zhē-ə, -zē-\

Definition of ELYSIUM

1

: the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology

2

: paradise 2

Examples of ELYSIUM

1. <the mourners were comforted by their belief that the saintly woman was now experiencing the joys of Elysium>
2. <the universal pipe dream that there exists somewhere an earthly Elysium where people live trouble-free lives>

Origin of ELYSIUM

Latin, from Greek Ēlysion

First Known Use: 1567

Related to ELYSIUM

Synonyms: above, bliss, elysian fields, heaven, empyrean, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)

Antonyms: Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition

Related Words: Beulah, glory, happy hunting ground, nirvana, promised land, Valhalla; afterlife, afterworld, hereafter, otherworld

Near Antonyms: inferno; limbo, purgatory; hades, netherworld, underworld; abyss, pit

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