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Island of the Blest

Island of the Blest proper noun: a paradisial island or archipelago, located to the far West, the abode of good people after death.

Proper noun

Island of the Blest (plural Islands of the Blest)

  1. 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 Blest

pluralIslands of the Blest
alternative formIsland of the Blessed

Questions about Island of the Blest

What does Island of the Blest mean?
Island of the Blest means a paradisial island or archipelago, located to the far West, the abode of good people after death.
What part of speech is Island of the Blest?
Island of the Blest is a proper noun.

Words near Island of the Blest in the dictionary

  1. Island of Montreal
  2. Island of Pearls
  3. island of Reil
  4. island of stability
  5. Island of the Blessed
  6. Island of the Blest
  7. island platform
  8. island platforms
  9. Island Pond
  10. island rule
  11. island silicate

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