empyrean

Meaning

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.

Adj

Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.

Synonyms

empyreal

heavens

welkin

sublime

firmament

heaven

celestial sphere

sky

celestial

heavenly

vault of heaven

supernal

sphere

nirvana

paradise

peachy

potent

rotund

slap-up

smashing

space

splendiferous

stately

stupendous

superb

swell

tremendous

cosmic space

Heaven

Heavenly City

City of God

gloriou

awesome

Holy City

capital

divine

eminent

epic

ether

fabulous

grand

groovy

magisterial

magnificent

marvellous

mighty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/

Etymology

From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre).