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empyrean

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

noun

  1. the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.
  2. the visible heavens; the firmament.


adjective

empyrean

/ 藢蓻尘辫补瑟藞谤颈藧蓹苍 /

noun

  1. 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
  2. poetic.
    the heavens or sky
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean
  2. heavenly or sublime
  3. archaic.
    composed of fire
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of empyrean1

1605鈥15; < Late Latin empyre ( us ) empyreal + -an
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of empyrean1

C17: from Medieval Latin empyreus, from Greek empuros fiery, from pur fire
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The arrival is at empyrean, announced by a hidden, mystic Los Angeles Master Chorale.

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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.

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Still, there was no prohibition, earthly or empyrean, on laymen entering the ranks, and, here and there, they did.

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