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elysian

/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/

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What does elysian mean?

adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
  2. Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
  3. Blissful, happy, heavenly
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.

proper noun

  1. Elysium (“the home of the blessed after death”).

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɪˈli.ʒən/
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The gods, says the poet, have placed labour and toil on the way leading to the Elysian fields.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
He broke with Mr. Pope, who is deified in the Elysian fields, before the inscription for his head was finished.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
More book examples (3)
The summer, in some climates, makes possible to man a sort of Elysian life.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
I was not sorry to get away from it, though in doing so it was no Elysian shore to which I shaped my course.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
What's the use of yearning for Elysian Fields when you know you can't get `em, and would only let `em out on building leases if you had `em?
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808