hemelgewelf — meaning in English

English meaning

• firmament noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
• welkin noun The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

Senses

hemelgewelf is used for these senses in English:

• firmament (usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
• welkin (also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

firmament — full definition

1. noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
2. noun A particular field or sphere of activity, used figuratively.

welkin — full definition

1. noun The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
2. noun The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.
3. noun The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.

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