Hypertext Webster Gateway: "empyreal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Empyreal \Em*pyr"e*al\, n.
Empyrean. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Empyreal \Em*pyr"e*al\, a. [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. ?,
?, in fire, fiery; ? in + ? fire. See {In}, and {Fire}.]
Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond a["e]rial
substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of
heaven.
Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. --Pope.
{Empyreal air}, oxygen gas.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
empyreal
adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere"
[syn: {empyrean}]
2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyrean},
{sublime}]
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