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[syn: divine, elysian, inspired]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Elysian \E*ly"sian\, a. [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.]
Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence,
yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful;
beatific. "Elysian shades." --Massinger. "Elysian age."
--Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the life elysian. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
elysian
adj 1: relating to the Elysian Fields
2: being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration
by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine
Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance"
[syn: divine, elysian, inspired]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "Elysian":
Olympian, beatific, beatified, blessed, blissful, celestial,
divine, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, extramundane,
extraterrestrial, from on high, glorified, heavenly, in glory,
otherworldly, paradisaic, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisial,
paradisian, paradisic, saintly, sublime, supernal, transcendental,
transmundane, unearthly, unworldly
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Elysian, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 486
Housing Units (2000): 276
Land area (2000): 0.881544 sq. miles (2.283188 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.881544 sq. miles (2.283188 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19160
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.199934 N, 93.677301 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56028
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Elysian, MN
Elysian