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Elysium

proper noun

  1. underworld in the mythological concept
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪz.i.əm/ / /ɪˈlɪʒ.i.əm/ / /ɪˈli.ʒi.əm/

name

Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον) (Ēlŭ́sĭon (Pedĭ́on)).

  1. The home of the blessed after death.
  2. A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.

    Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth.

  3. A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.