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adj
Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: empyreal
Antonyms: none provided
adj
French: empyréen (fr)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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adjective
of or relating to the sky or heavens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: empyreal
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
inspiring awe- M.S.Dworkin- Hamilton Basso
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: empyreal, sublime
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: celestial sphere, sphere, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface
History
From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre).
Across languages
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