E-ly̆s'i-ŭm, n.

noun

E-ly̆s'i-ŭm (e-lĭzh'ĭ-um), n.; Eng. pl. E-LY̆S'I-UMS (e-lĭzh'ĭ-umz); Lat. pl. E-LY̆S'I-Ȧ (e-lĭzh'ĭ-ȧ). [Lat. Elysium, Gr. Ἠλύσιον, Ἠλύσιον πεδίον.] (Anc. Myth.) A dwelling-place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; hence, any delightful place.

An Elysium more pure and bright than that of the Greeks. I. Taylor.