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Empyreal

//ɛmˈpɪɹ.i.əl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean. not-comparable

    "The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, / That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops, / To thruſt his doting father from his chaire, / And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen, / Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate."

  2. 2
    Of the sky or heavens. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Fiery, made of pure fire. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    inspiring awe wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the sky or heavens wordnet

Etymology

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

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