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Meaning of Elysium

E•ly•si•um

Pronunciation: (i-lizh'ē-um, i-lē'zhē-, i-liz'-, i-lē'zē-, i-lizh'um), [key]
— n.
  1. Also calledthe abode of the blessed after death.
  2. any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead.
  3. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.
  4. an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Elysian elytra