empyrean : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: empyrean	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for empyrean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
empyrean 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 n the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected Synonym(s): celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Empyrean \Em`pyre"an\ (?; 277), n. [See {Empyreal}.] The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist. The empyrean* rung With hallelujahs. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\, a. Empyreal. --Akenside.