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English Dictionary: Elysium by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elysium
n
  1. a place or condition of ideal happiness
  2. (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
    Synonym(s): Elysium, Elysian Fields
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.
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