empyrean
The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or…The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings; the highest celestial sphere according to ancient and medieval astronomy.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings; the highest celestial sphere according to ancient and medieval astronomy.
Empyreum
эмпирейempirej
- the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Translations
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Origin
From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûrFrom Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre).
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Forms
plural: empyreansSynonyms
6 synonyms- the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected:celestial spherespherefirmamentheavensvault of heavenwelkin