Elysium
pronunciation
How to pronounce Elysium in British English:
UK [iˈliziəm]
How to pronounce Elysium in American English:
US [ɪˈlɪziəm, ɪˈlɪʒ-]
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- Noun:
- a place or condition of ideal happiness
- (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
Word Origin
- Elysium (n.)
- 1590s, from Latin Elysium, from Greek Elysion (pedion) "Elysian field," abode of the blessed after death, where heroes and the virtuous dwell, which is of unknown origin, perhaps from a pre-Greek language. Also used figuratively of a situation of complete happiness.
Example
- 1. For you are in elysium , and you 're already dead !