empyreal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: empyreal	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for empyreal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
empyreal adj of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere" Synonym(s): empyrean, empyreal inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" Synonym(s): empyreal, empyrean, sublime
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Empyreal \Empyr"eal\, n. Empyrean. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Empyreal \Empyr"eal\, a. [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. [?], [?], in fire, fiery; [?] in + [?] fire. See {In}, and {Fire}.] Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond a[89]rial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven. Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. --Pope. {Empyreal air}, oxygen gas.