EMPYREAL


Meaning of EMPYREAL in English

|emˌpī|rēəl, -_pə|-; (ˈ)em|pirēəl, -|pīr- adjective

Etymology: Late Latin empyreus, empyrius (from Late Greek empyrios, from Greek empyros fiery, from em- en- (II) + -pyros, from pyr fire) + English -al — more at fire

1. : of or relating to the empyrean : celestial

2. : sublime

well-meaning ineptitude, that rises to empyreal absurdity — M.S.Dworkin

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.