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Elysian
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What's The Definition Of Elysian?
[adj] of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance"
[adj] resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [adj] relating to the Elysian Fields Synonyms | Synonyms for Elysian: divine | glorious | happy | inspired | paradisaic | paradisaical | paradisal | paradisiac | paradisiacal | paradisial Related Terms | Find terms related to Elysian: beatific | beatified | blessed | blissful | celestial | divine | empyreal | empyrean | ethereal | extramundane | extraterrestrial | from on high | glorified | heavenly | in glory | Olympian | otherworldly | paradisaic | paradisal | paradisiac | paradisial | paradisian | paradisic | saintly | sublime | supernal | transcendental | transmundane | unearthly | unworldly See Also | Elysian In Webster's Dictionary \E*ly"sian\, a. [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.]
Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence,
yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful;
beatific. ``Elysian shades.'' --Massinger. ``Elysian age.''
--Beattie.
This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life
elysian. --Longfellow.
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