as in sky
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
those that live righteously will find peace in the elysian fields of the hereafter
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Nashville police respond to 404 Bar & Grill hundreds of times
The Tennessean requested all calls for service to 404 Elysian Field Road from Jan. 1, 2020, to the day the building was padlocked on Aug. 7.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Elysian fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elysian%20fields. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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