EMPYREAN


Meaning of EMPYREAN in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 the highest heaven, as the sphere of fire in ancient cosmology or as the abode of God in early Christianity. 2 the visible heavens.

adj. of the empyrean. empyreal adj.

[ med.L empyreus f. Gk empurios (as EN-(2), pur fire) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.