firmamento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- firmament noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
- heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
- sky noun The space above the earth where clouds, the sun, and stars appear.
- welkin noun The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
Senses
firmamento 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.
- heaven The sky, specifically:
- sky The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- sky With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
- 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
- noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
- noun A particular field or sphere of activity, used figuratively.
heaven — full definition
- noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
- noun A state or place of great happiness; paradise.
- noun (Often plural, "the heavens") The sky.