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elysian
/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/
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What does elysian mean?
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
- Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
- Blissful, happy, heavenly
More meanings (2)
noun
- An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.
proper noun
- Elysium (“the home of the blessed after death”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/
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The gods, says the poet, have placed labour and toil on the way leading to the Elysian fields.
He broke with Mr. Pope, who is deified in the Elysian fields, before the inscription for his head was finished.
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The summer, in some climates, makes possible to man a sort of Elysian life.
I was not sorry to get away from it, though in doing so it was no Elysian shore to which I shaped my course.
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?