English Explanatory Dictionary

Elysium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The home of the blessed after death.
  2. A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
  3. A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈlɪz.i.əm/ /ɪˈlɪʒ.i.əm/ /ɪˈli.ʒi.əm/ /ɪˈli.zi.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Elysium.wav

Word forms

Elysium Elysiums Elysia

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον) (Ēlŭ́sĭon (Pedĭ́on)).

Related words

Elysian Fields heaven

Derived words

Elysian
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