Word of the Day: Elysian
PRONUNCIATION: [ih-lizh-uhn]
MEANING:
adjective: 1: Of, relating to, or characteristic of heaven or paradise.
2. Blissful; delightful.
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ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Elysium, from Greek elysion pedyon (Elysian plain/fields). In Greek mythology, Elysium (or the Elysian Fields) was the final resting place for the souls of heroes and the virtuous after their death. Earliest documented use: 1579
USAGE: The "Elysian Fields" community was much snootier than the casual society enjoyed at "Strawberry Fields".
SYNONYMS: celestial, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal
ANYTONYMS: chthonic (also chthonian), hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean
PRONUNCIATION: [ih-lizh-uhn]
MEANING:
adjective: 1: Of, relating to, or characteristic of heaven or paradise.
2. Blissful; delightful.
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ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Elysium, from Greek elysion pedyon (Elysian plain/fields). In Greek mythology, Elysium (or the Elysian Fields) was the final resting place for the souls of heroes and the virtuous after their death. Earliest documented use: 1579
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SYNONYMS: celestial, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal
ANYTONYMS: chthonic (also chthonian), hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean
