empyrean
4 synonyms for empyrean, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings; the highest celestial sphere according to ancient and medieval astronomy.
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Derives from Latin empȳreus, itself from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), which combines ἐν (en, "in") and πῦρ (pûr, "fire") (whence English pyre).
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