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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl E. {Elysiums}, L. {Elysia}. [L., fr Gr ?, ? ?, Elysian field.] (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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Elysium n : a heavenly place--preaceful and beautiful--where those who are favored by the gods can go when they die [syn: {Elysium}, {Elysian Fields}, {Valhalla}, {paradise}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: ELYSIUM, n. An imaginary delightful country which the ancients foolishly believed to be inhabited by the spirits of the good. This ridiculous and mischievous fable was swept off the face of the earth by the early Christians -- may their souls be happy in Heaven!
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