"empyrean" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/, /ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-empyrean.wav
Etymology: From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|empȳreus}} Latin empȳreus, {{der|en|grc|ἐμπύριος}} Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} empyrean (not comparable)
  1. Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: empyreal Translations (the highest heaven): ἔμπυρος (émpuros) (Ancient Greek), empiri [masculine] (Catalan), 重霄 (chóngxiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), Empyrée [masculine] (French), Empyreum [neuter] (German), empireum (Hungarian), menny (Hungarian), Empireo [masculine] (Italian), 火天 (katen) (alt: かてん) (Japanese), empȳreus (Latin), empíreo [masculine] (Portuguese), эмпирей (empirej) (Russian), empíreo (Spanish), eldhimmel empyré (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-empyrean-en-adj-dGCsPzJA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Noun

IPA: /ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/, /ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-empyrean.wav Forms: empyreans [plural]
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  1. (historical) The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings; the highest celestial sphere according to ancient and medieval astronomy. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Astronomy, Cosmology Related terms: pyre
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          "text": "Like all religious thinkers, he carries with his scholar's equipment a pair of metaphysical wings, wherewith at any moment he may soar into the empyrean, out of reach of vulgar materialists, like you and me.",
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      "sense": "the highest heaven",
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