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 Definitions of empyreal  [ˌɛm pəˈri əl, -paɪ-, ɛmˈpɪr i əl, -ˈpaɪ ri-]  

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Definition of 'empyreal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) empyreal
pertaining to the highest heaven in the cosmology of the ancients.

2.  empyreal
pertaining to the sky; celestial.

3.  empyreal
exalted; sublime.

Etymology:  (1475–85; < LL empyre(us), var. of empyrius of fire, belonging to the empyrean (< LGk empýrios <em-em -2+-p&ymacr;rios, der. of pŷr fire))

Definition of 'empyreal' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) empyrean, empyreal
of or relating to the sky or heavens
"the empyrean sphere"

2. (adj) empyreal, empyrean, sublime
inspiring awe
"well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"


Definition of 'empyreal' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) empyreal
formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven

2. (noun) empyreal
empyrean



'empyreal' - Nearby Entries  

empurple  empurpled  empyema  empyreal  empyrean  emu  emulate  



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