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empyrean

Pronunciation: /ˌɛmpʌɪˈriːən, -pɪ-, ɛmˈpɪrɪən/

Definition of empyrean

adjective

of or relating to heaven: figurativethe empyrean dictates of critical reasoning the third or empyrean heaven

noun

(the empyrean)

the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire: the unapproachable splendour of the empyrean
literary the visible heavens; the sky: we rose through the polluted air into the clear empyrean above

Derivatives

empyreal

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): via medieval Latin from Greek empurios, from en- 'in' + pur 'fire'. The noun dates from the mid 17th century