English Explanatory Dictionary

empyreal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean.
  2. Of the sky or heavens.
  3. Fiery, made of pure fire.

Pronunciation

/ɛmˈpɪɹɪəl/ /ɛmpɪˈɹiː.əl/ /ɛmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/ en-us-empyreal.ogg

Word forms

empyreal

Etymology

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

Synonyms

celestial empyrean sublime exalted

Related words

empyrical

Derived words

empyreal air super-empyreal
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