The Devil's Dictionary: Elysium

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
ELOQUENCE
EMANCIPATION

ELYSIUM

-n.

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!

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