elysium

• Nom désignant un lieu ou un état de bonheur parfait, de béatitude ou de paradis, souvent associé dans la mythologie classique au séjour des héros ou des vertueux après la mort.

A noun referring to a place or state of perfect happiness, bliss, or paradise, often associated with classical mythology as the final resting place of the heroic or virtuous.

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1. Mythological paradiseC2formal

   In Greek mythology, a place of ideal happiness and rest for the blessed dead.

   Paradis mythologique

   • In Homer's works, Elysium is described as a land of perfect peace.
   • The heroes were said to dwell in Elysium after their deaths.
   • Ancient poets often wrote about the fields of Elysium.

   Synonymeselysian fieldsheavenparadise

   Antonymeshadeshelltartarus

2. State of blissC2formal

   A condition or place of perfect happiness and delight.

   État de béatitude

   • The garden was an elysium of tranquility and beauty.
   • For her, reading in the library was pure elysium.
   • He found elysium in the quiet countryside away from the city.

   Synonymesblissedenheavenidyllnirvanaparadiseutopia

   Antonymeshellmiserypurgatorytorment