empyreal

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Pronunciation

/ɛmˈpɪɹɪəl/(UK)

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/ɛmˈpɪɹɪəl/(UK) · /ɛmpɪˈɹiː.əl/(UK) · /ɛmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/(US)

Definition of empyreal

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean.

“The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, / That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops, / To thruſt his doting father from his chaire, / And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen, / Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate.”
“They that held the Stars of heaven vvere but rayes and flaſhing glimpſes of the Empyreall light, through holes and perforations of the upper heaven, took of the natural ſhadovvs of ſtars, […]”
“This downfall ; ſince by Fate the ſtrength of Gods / And this Empyreal ſubſtance cannot fail, / Since through experience of this great event / In Arms not worſe, in foreſight much advanc't, / We may with more ſucceſsſul hope reſolve / To wage by force or guile eternal Warr[…]”

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adj

(not-comparable)Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean.

“The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, / That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops, / To thruſt his doting father from his chaire, / And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen, / Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate.”
“They that held the Stars of heaven vvere but rayes and flaſhing glimpſes of the Empyreall light, through holes and perforations of the upper heaven, took of the natural ſhadovvs of ſtars, […]”
“This downfall ; ſince by Fate the ſtrength of Gods / And this Empyreal ſubſtance cannot fail, / Since through experience of this great event / In Arms not worſe, in foreſight much advanc't, / We may with more ſucceſsſul hope reſolve / To wage by force or guile eternal Warr[…]”
(not-comparable)Of the sky or heavens.
(not-comparable)Fiery, made of pure fire.

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From Latin empyreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (English pyre).

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