noun

firmament

FUR-muhmnt

noun

The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.

"Stars scattered across the firmament as night fell."

A particular field or sphere of activity, used figuratively.

"She was a rising star in the political firmament."

How to Use Firmament

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA poetic or biblical word for the sky, or figuratively, a whole field of activity.

When to use it

Formal and literary; rarely used in everyday speech.

Common pairings

stars in the firmament literary firmament

firmaments plural

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From Latin firmamentum ("support, sky"), used in the Bible to translate a Hebrew word for the vault of the heavens.

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