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empyrean
[em-puh-ree-uhn, -pahy-, em-pir-ee-uhn, -pahy-ree-]
noun
the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.
the visible heavens; the firmament.
adjective
empyrean
/ ˌɛ貹ɪˈːə /
noun
archaicthe 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
poeticthe heavens or sky
adjective
of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean
heavenly or sublime
archaiccomposed of fire
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of empyrean1
Example Sentences
He is especially good at describing Catherine’s ascent into the social media empyrean.
The arrival is at empyrean, announced by a hidden, mystic Los Angeles Master Chorale.
No, this is the summit, the last line on the last page, the empyrean heights to which those dozen-and-a-half interviews have led.
Still, there was no prohibition, earthly or empyrean, on laymen entering the ranks, and, here and there, they did.
And as Ms. Foy rides the bucking rhythms of Makeda’s journey through the past, present and future of African-Americans, she achieves an exaltation that lifts her and the audience into the empyrean.
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