noun
Elysium
ih-LIHZ-ee-uhm
noun
1
In Greek and Roman mythology, the paradise where virtuous or heroic souls went after death.
"The poem describes fallen warriors resting forever in Elysium."
2
By extension, any place or state of perfect happiness.
"For the exhausted travelers, the quiet inn felt like Elysium."
How to Use Elysium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA word for a mythological (or figurative) paradise — a perfect, peaceful afterlife or place.
Common mistake
Elysium is the noun (the place); elysian is the adjective describing it.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
Elysiums plural, Elysia plural
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Etymology
From Latin Elysium, itself from Ancient Greek Ēlúsion (Pedíon), "the Elysian plain."