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empyrean

em·py·rean

UK/ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/ US/ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

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of or relating to the sky or heavens

  • “the empyrean sphere”
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inspiring awe

  • “well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity” M.S.Dworkin
  • “empyrean aplomb” Hamilton Basso
  • “the sublime beauty of the night”
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Origin

From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre).

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