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Elysian

[ ih-lizh-uh n, ih-lee-zhuh n ]

/ ɪˈlɪʒ ən, ɪˈli ʒən /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.

blissful; delightful.

Origin of Elysian

First recorded in 1570–80; Elysi(um) + -an

Example sentences from the Web for elysian

But nothing damped my ardor; no amount of soakings could make me think that camping-ground was not an Elysian field.

Tenting on the Plains |Elizabeth B. Custer
It recalls the remembrance of the patriarchal life, and the poetical descriptions of the Elysian fields.

The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 |Various
Can I believe that the former will go to the Elysian fields and the latter to the Tartarus.'

Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines |John Claudius Pitrat
And Anne, living in the Elysian Fields, did not care to leave them for the dreary land outside their borders.

Johnny Ludlow, Second Series |Mrs. Henry Wood

Instead of laughter, weeping; instead of dancing, agonizing pain; instead of Elysian dreams, ominous nightmares.

Catastrophe and Social Change |Samuel Henry Prince

British Dictionary definitions for elysian

Elysian

/ (ɪˈlɪzɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Elysium

literary delightful; glorious; blissful