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Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\ (?; 277), n. [See {Empyreal}.]
The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was
supposed by the ancients to subsist.
The empyrean rung With hallelujahs. --Milton.
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Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\, a.
Empyreal. --Akenside.
| source : wn |
empyrean
adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere"
[syn: {empyreal}]
2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyreal},
{sublime}]
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial
sphere}, {sphere}, {firmament}, {heavens}, {vault of
heaven}, {welkin}]