empyrean
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empyrean
- /ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/
- /ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/
Where it comes from
From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre).
noun empyreans
- 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. So ſung they, and the Empyrean rung, With Halleluiahs: […]
adjective relating to the highest heaven — see also empyreal
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Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.
In th' Empyrean Heaven, (the bleſs'd Abode) / The Thrones and the Dominions proſtrate lie, / Not daring to behold their angry God: / And an huſh'd ſilence damps the tuneful sky.
Similar: empyreal
- French: empyréen (fr)
Translations
Talk about this word "empyrean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/empyrean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. empyrean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/empyrean "empyrean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/empyrean.Cite this
@misc{empyrean_2026,
title = {empyrean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empyrean},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
