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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELYS'IUM, n. elyzh'um. [L. elysium.] In ancient mythology, a place assigned to happy souls after death; a place in the lower regions, furnished with rich fields, groves, shades, streams, etc., the seat of future happiness. Hence, any delightful place.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a place or condition of ideal happiness
2: (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death [syn: Elysium, Elysian Fields]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -siums or Elysia) Etymology: Latin, from Greek ?lysion Date: 1567 1. the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology 2. paradise 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (also Elysian Fields) (in Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death. 2 a place or state of ideal happiness. Derivatives: Elysian adj. Etymology: L f. Gk Elusion (pedion plain)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. The Elysian fields, islands of the blest. 2. Paradise, Eden, delightful place.