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elysian

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7 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeilnsyStarts with EEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

Word origin

From Latin Elysium (from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion, “Elysium; one of the Elysian Fields”)) + -an (adjective-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • O vvho of man the ſtory vvill unfold, / Ere victory and empire vvrought annoy, / In that elyſian age (miſnamed of gold) / The age of love, and innocence and joy, […]
  • Unlike Raphael's "Galatea" and his "Three Graces", examples of Elysian happiness in a race in the state of innocence, Giulio [Romano]'s decorations resemble saturnalia of lubricity itself.
  • Mystic waves of beauty blended / With the gorgeous golden rays / Phantasies of bliss descended / In a myrrh'd Elysian haze. / In the lyre-born chords extended / Harmonies of Lydian lays.

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