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Utopia vs Elysium - What's the difference?

utopia | elysium |

As proper nouns the difference between utopia and elysium

is that utopia is the satirical treatise on government by Sir Thomas More, from which the term {{term|utopia}} was coined while Elysium is (Classical mythology) the home of the blessed after death.

As a noun utopia

is a world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.

As an adjective Elysium is

blissful; euphoric.

utopia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-10
  • , author=Audrey Garric , title=Urban canopies let nature bloom , volume=188, issue=22, page=30 , magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.}}

    Antonyms

    * dystopia

    Derived terms

    * utopian

    See also

    * heaven * paradise ----

    elysium

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Classical mythology) the home of the blessed after death.
  • A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
  • A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
  • Derived terms

    * Elysian * Elysian Fields * Elysian Field

    Adjective

    (-)
  • blissful; euphoric
  • of or pertaining to Elysium.