Island of the Blessed
Island of the Blessed is the alternative form of Island of the Blest.
Meaning of Island of the Blest
Proper noun
Island of the Blest (plural Islands of the Blest)
- A paradisial island or archipelago, located to the far West, the abode of good people after death.
- The Feeries of romance may be divided into three kinds: Avalon, placed in the ocean, like the Island of the Blest; those that, like the palace of Pari Banou, are within the earth; and, lastly, those that, like Oberon's domains, are situate 'in wilderness among the holtis hairy.'1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 45
Forms of Island of the Blessed
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Questions about Island of the Blessed
- What is Island of the Blessed the alternative form of?
- Island of the Blessed is the alternative form of Island of the Blest.
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