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for Empyrean
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\ (?; 277), n. [See Empyreal.]
The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was
supposed by the ancients to subsist.
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The empyrean rung
With hallelujahs. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\, a.
Empyreal. --Akenside.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
empyrean
adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean
sphere" [syn: empyrean, empyreal]
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: empyreal,
empyrean, sublime]
n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial
sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens,
vault of heaven, welkin]
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