| 单词 | empyreal blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasempyreal blue b. More generally: of or relating to the sky or visible heaven; celestial. Frequently in empyreal blue. Cf. empyrean n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] heavenisheOE heavenlyOE celestialc1400 celestinec1430 supernal?1504 celical1521 elemental1527 ethereal1530 celest1535 impyre1554 skyey1587 vaultedc1590 firmamental1600 empyreal1605 superior1632 firmamentary1633 ethereous1667 skied1789 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 6 Who can behold aboue th'Emperiall Skies The lightning splendor of God's glorious eies? 1807 Bryant's New Syst. Antient Mythol. (ed. 3) IV. 291 The sapphire, vying with the empyreal blue. 1882 E. H. Whinfield tr. Omar Khayyam 64 Yon palace whose roofs touch the empyreal blue. 1919 Photo-era Mag. Sept. 161/1 What would you do if you saw a cannon ball making time toward you through the empyreal blue; figure out how many feet per second it was traveling, or move to other quarters? 1986 D. Koontz Strangers i. ii. 224 With the empyreal lantern briefly dimmed, Zebediah abruptly became aware that he was standing coatless in the freezing December night. < as lemmas |
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