empyreal
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin empyreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύρος (“fiery”), from ἐν (“en-”) + πῦρ (pur, “fire”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
empyreal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
- Of the sky or heavens.
- Fiery, made of pure fire.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
pertaining to the highest heaven
of the sky or heavens
made of pure fire
[edit] References
- empyreal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
