n.
Pronunciation: ˌ em- ˌ p ī - ' r ē - ə l, -p ə -; em- ' pir- ē - ə l, - ' p ī -r ē -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin empyrius, empyreus, from Late Greek empyrios, from Greek em- 2 en- + pyr fire
Date: 15th century
1 : of or relating to the empyrean : CELESTIAL
2 : SUBLIME