empyrean

[ em-puh-ree-uhn, -pahy-, em-pir-ee-uhn, -pahy-ree- ]

/ ˌɛm pəˈri ən, -paɪ-, ɛmˈpɪr i ən, -ˈpaɪ ri- /

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noun

the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.

the visible heavens; the firmament.

adjective

empyreal.

Origin of empyrean

1605–15; <Late Latin empyre(us) empyreal + -an

Words nearby empyrean

empty word, empurple, empyema, empyesis, empyreal, empyrean, empyreuma, em quad, EMR, EMS, EMT

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Example sentences from the Web for empyrean

No science should be dry, and above all astronomy should lift us to empyrean heights where we may tread among the stars.
The Universe a Vast Electric Organism|George Woodward Warder
He dreams that he is being carried by an eagle up to the empyrean heaven.
Dante: His Times and His Work|Arthur John Butler
He is himself a child of nature, nurtured on the bosom of Mother Earth and raising his eyes to the height of the Empyrean.
Nature Mysticism|J. Edward Mercer
They lift one to the empyrean like nothing else I know of outside the Bible.
Continental Monthly, Volume 5, Issue 4|Various

And they became what may be called an Evanescent Vapor, until all was lost in the Empyrean.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo

British Dictionary definitions for empyrean

empyrean

/ (ˌɛmpaɪˈriːən) /

noun

archaic the highest part of the (supposedly spherical) heavens, thought in ancient times to contain the pure element of fire and by early Christians to be the abode of God and the angels

poetic the heavens or sky

adjective Also: empyreal

of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean

heavenly or sublime

archaic composed of fire

Word Origin for empyrean

C17: from Medieval Latin empyreus, from Greek empuros fiery, from pur fire

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单词	empyrean
释义	empyrean [ em-puh-ree-uhn, -pahy-, em-pir-ee-uhn, -pahy-ree- ] / ˌɛm pəˈri ən, -paɪ-, ɛmˈpɪr i ən, -ˈpaɪ ri- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR empyrean ON THESAURUS.COM noun the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire. the visible heavens; the firmament. adjective empyreal. Origin of empyrean 1605–15; <Late Latin empyre(us) empyreal + -an Words nearby empyrean empty word, empurple, empyema, empyesis, empyreal, empyrean, empyreuma, em quad, EMR, EMS, EMT Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for empyrean No science should be dry, and above all astronomy should lift us to empyrean heights where we may tread among the stars. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism\|George Woodward Warder He dreams that he is being carried by an eagle up to the empyrean heaven. Dante: His Times and His Work\|Arthur John Butler He is himself a child of nature, nurtured on the bosom of Mother Earth and raising his eyes to the height of the Empyrean. Nature Mysticism\|J. Edward Mercer They lift one to the empyrean like nothing else I know of outside the Bible. Continental Monthly, Volume 5, Issue 4\|Various And they became what may be called an Evanescent Vapor, until all was lost in the Empyrean. The Cassowary\|Stanley Waterloo British Dictionary definitions for empyrean empyrean / (ˌɛmpaɪˈriːən) / noun archaic the highest part of the (supposedly spherical) heavens, thought in ancient times to contain the pure element of fire and by early Christians to be the abode of God and the angels poetic the heavens or sky adjective Also: empyreal of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean heavenly or sublime archaic composed of fire Word Origin for empyrean C17: from Medieval Latin empyreus, from Greek empuros fiery, from pur fire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to empyrean firmament, cosmos, sky, paradise, ether, celestial
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empyrean

noun

adjective

Origin of empyrean

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British Dictionary definitions for empyrean

noun

adjective Also: empyreal

Word Origin for empyrean

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