Phrase guide

music of the spheres

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A continuous, glorious, harmonious set of sounds that are not audible to ordinary human beings, said in ancient and medieval Western cosmology to be produced by the movement of the celestial bodies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Sublime, mysterious music.

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Usage: figuratively, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of music of the spheres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: music, euphony

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 音樂宇宙 /音乐宇宙 (yīnyuè yǔzhòu) — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Dutch: harmonie der sferen — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Dutch: muziek der sferen — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Dutch: wereldmuziek — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Estonian: sfääride muusika — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Finnish: sfäärien musiikki — music produced by celestial bodies
  • French: musique des sphères — music produced by celestial bodies
  • French: harmonie des sphères — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Galician: harmonía das esferas — music produced by celestial bodies
  • German: Sphärenharmonie — music produced by celestial bodies
  • German: Sphärenmusik — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Greek: μουσική των σφαιρών (mousikí ton sfairón) — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Italian: musica delle sfere — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Italian: armonia delle sfere — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Italian: armonia universale — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Italian: musica universale — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Latin: mūsica ūniversālis — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Latin: mūsica mundāna — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Polish: muzyka sfer niebieskich — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Romanian: muzica sferelor — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Spanish: armonía de las esferas — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Swedish: sfärernas harmoni — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Welsh: cynghanedd y bydoedd fry — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Welsh: cytgord y bydoedd uwchben — music produced by celestial bodies
  • Welsh: y gynghanedd nefol — music produced by celestial bodies