Definition of empyreal Empyreal

em•pyr•e•al

We found 9 definitions of empyreal from 5 different sources.

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What does empyreal mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

empyreal - inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
  empyrean, sublime
empyreal - of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere"
  empyrean
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • empyreal (Adjective)
    Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; sublime; exalted.
  • empyreal (Adjective)
    Of the sky or heavens.
  • empyreal (Adjective)
    Fiery, made of pure fire.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • empyreal (a.)
    Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.
  • empyreal (n.)
    Empyrean.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • empyreal
    em-pir′ē-al, or em-pir-ē′al, adj. formed of pure fire or light: pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven: sublime.—adj. Empyrean (em-pi-rē′an, or em-pir′e-an), empyreal.—n. the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist: the heavens. [Coined from Gr. empyros, fiery—em (=en), in, and, pyr, fire.]

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  • empyreal, adjective.

Pronunciation

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