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Webster 1913 Edition

Elysium

E-ly′sium

(ē̍-lĭzh′ŭm or ē̍-lĭzh′ĭ-ŭm)
,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Elysiums
(#)
, L.
Elysia
(#)
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[L., fr. Gr.
Ἠλύσιον
,
Ἠλύσιον πεδίον
, 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
Elysium
more pure and bright than that of the Greeks.
I. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elysium

ELYS'IUM

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Noun.
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, &c., the seat of future happiness. Hence, any delightful place.

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