empyrean
- adjective
- /ɛmˈpɪrɪən/
- Archaic
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celestial
- P123 Y Lith selected a freshly charged broomstick and, first making sure her protective amulets were in place, flew out of the mansion window and up, straight up, into the empyrean blue of the highest atmosphere.
- empyrean heights
Examples
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We must rethink all our assumptions, jolt ourselves out of any stale ruts, and aspire to empyrean standards!
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That's to say past in the Empyrean, which is sort of spiritual.
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Before we get to which will be next week, next time the Empyrean, the the, the the heaven of of light and fire.
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Empyrean Fields.
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Empyrean Fields.
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She gazed up at the empyrean sky, full of bright stars and a glowing moon.
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The artist's painting captured the empyrean beauty of the sunrise over the mountains.
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The poem described the empyrean realm where angels might dwell, filled with light and peace.
Synonyms
43
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
23
6.9
From heaven or like a god, not of this world
19
4.6
Relating to the sky and objects in outer space
1
9.9
Having a beautiful, heavenly look or sound that feels holy
Relating to the sky or heavens and making you feel great wonder
Having the light blue color or wide open feeling of the sky
Antonyms
How Heavenly
- Archaic
31
8.8
- Literature
43
6.7
29
3.4
- Specialized
25
6.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Empyrean comes from a Greek word meaning 'in fire', because people long ago imagined the highest heaven as a bright, pure fire. The root pyr means 'fire', the same root in English pyre, so empyrean as an adjective means 'heavenly' or like the highest, shining part of the sky.