Definition of Elysium

Eloquence

ELYSIUM noun

	An imaginary delightful country which the ancients foolishly believed to be inhabited by the spirits of the good. This ridiculous and mischievous fable was swept off the face of the earth by the early Christians -- may their souls be happy in Heaven!

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Emancipation

Regular definition:

ELYSIUM:
??l?z??m n. 1 (also Elysian Fields) (in Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death. 2 a place or state of ideal happiness. øøElysian adj. [L f. Gk Elusion (pedion plain)]

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