Elysian

[ih-lizh-uhn, ih-lee-zhuhn] Origin

E·ly·sian

[ih-lizh-uhn, ih-lee-zhuhn]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling Elysium.
2.
blissful; delightful.

Origin:
1570–80; Elysi(um) + -an
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Elysian (ɪˈlɪzɪən)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to Elysium
2.  literary delightful; glorious; blissful

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Elysian
1579, from Gk. Elysion pedion "Elysian field," where heroes and the virtuous live after death, from a pre-Gk. word of unknown origin.
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