elysium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a place or condition of ideal happiness
  2. noun (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
    Elysian Fields.

WordNet


E*ly"sium noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , , Elysian field.
Wordforms
plural E Elysiums L Elysia
Definitions
(Anc. Myth.)
  1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise.
  2. Hence, any delightful place.
    An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks. I. Taylor.

Webster 1913