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Meaning of "empyrean" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMPYREAN

From Medieval Latin empyreus, from Greek empuros fiery, from pur fire.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMPYREAN

empyrean  [ˌɛmpaɪˈriːən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMPYREAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Empyrean can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EMPYREAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

empyrean

Empyrean

Empyrean, from the Medieval Latin empyreus, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἔμπυρος empyrus "in or on the fire ", properly Empyrean Heaven, is the place in the highest heaven, which in ancient cosmologies was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire.

Definition of empyrean in the English dictionary

The first definition of empyrean in the dictionary is the highest part of the heavens, thought in ancient times to contain the pure element of fire and by early Christians to be the abode of God and the angels. Other definition of empyrean is the heavens or sky. Empyrean is also of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMPYREAN


Aegean
iːˈdʒiːən
aeon
ˈiːən
Andean
ænˈdiːən
Behan
ˈbiːən
Caribbean
ˌkærɪˈbiːən
Cytherean
ˌsɪθəˈriːən
eon
ˈiːən
epicurean
ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən
Fijian
fiːˈdʒiːən
Hebridean
ˌhɛbrɪˈdiːən
Korean
kəˈriːən
lien
ˈliːən
pantheon
pænˈθiːən
pean
ˈpiːən
Pyrenean
ˌpɪrəˈniːən
Pythagorean
paɪˌθæɡəˈriːən
sien
ˈsiːən
Taurean
ˌtɔːˈriːən
treen
ˈtriːən
Tupian
tuːˈpiːən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMPYREAN

empty calories
empty cow
Empty Quarter
empty-handed
empty-headed
empty-nest syndrome
empty-nester
emptysis
empurple
empusa
empyema
empyemata
empyemic
empyesis
empyreal
empyreuma
empyreumata
empyreumatic
empyreumatical
empyreumatize

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMPYREAN

azurean
baccalaurean
Briarean
Caesarean
Cesarean
Delawarean
Ecuadorean
Eritrean
Hyperborean
nectarean
North Korean
rean
Salvadorean
Shakespearean
Singaporean
Solutrean
South Korean
Tartarean
Terpsichorean
venerean

Synonyms and antonyms of empyrean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMPYREAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «empyrean» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of empyrean

Translation of «empyrean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMPYREAN

Find out the translation of empyrean to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of empyrean from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «empyrean» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苍穹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

empíreo
570 millions of speakers

English

empyrean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वर्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

empyrean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неземной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Empyrean
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্নিলোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

empyrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empyrean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

empyrean
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

荘厳な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블랑코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Empyrean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiên đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலான சுவர்க்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंप्रेरियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

empyrean
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

empireo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

empireum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неземної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

empyrean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερέωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

empyrean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

empyrén
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

empyrean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of empyrean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPYREAN»

The term «empyrean» is regularly used and occupies the 85.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPYREAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «empyrean» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «empyrean» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about empyrean

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMPYREAN»

Discover the use of empyrean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to empyrean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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EVE: The Empyrean Age
Those who stand before the tides of war, willingly or not, must face the fundamental choices that have been with man for tens of thousands of years, unchanged since the memory of Earth was lost. This is EVE, The Empyrean Age.
Tony Gonzales, 2009
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Under the Empyrean Sky
Corn is king in the Heartland, and Cael McAvoy has had enough of it.
Chuck Wendig, 2013
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The Gossamer Plain: The Empyrean Odyssey
Join everyone's favorite succubus and her half-fiend boyfriend, introduced in the War of the Spider Queen series, in the first installment of their own exciting new trilogy! From the Paperback edition.
Thomas M. Reid, 2010
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The Crystal Mountain: The Empyrean Odyssey
The Crystal Mountain is the climax to an epic tale of Realms-shaking events. A must-have for any true Forgotten Realms® fan. From the Paperback edition.
Thomas M. Reid, 2010
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Above Empyrean: A Novel of the Final Days of the War on ...
The United States has been taken over by Islalmic fundamentalists, while an underground group of former American officials led by acting president Eli Jared devise a plot for taking back the government.
Bruce Herschensohn, 2008
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Empyrean: And Other Poems
Here was a pause—where low and indistinct The intervals of song together linked, But the high chorus full of holy mirth, Rang thus-“ Empyrean, Empyrean on earth!” The vision went, as goes the ebbing wave From the dull shore its sparkling ...
Francis May, 1851
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The Fractured Sky: The Empyrean Odyssey
From the Paperback edition.
Thomas M. Reid, 2010
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The Empyrean Odyssey: A Forgotten Realms Omnibus
"The Empyrean Odyssey" features the return of popular characters Alissza and Kaanyr Vhok, from Reid's "Insurrection," the first book in the "New York Times"-bestselling series R.A. Salvatore's The War of the Spider Queen.
Thomas M. Reid, 2011
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Dwell
The. Dwell. Homes. by. Empyrean. From left: a rendering of a Resolution: 4 Architecture house in Venice, California; a FlatPak goes up in Lincoln, Massachusetts; and a rendering of a NextHouse planned for Hillsboro, North Carolina. For your ...
10
The Metaphysics of Dante's Comedy
Dante's Predecessors The Empyrean, or tenth heaven, was a Christian addition to the AristotelianPtolemaic universe, as Dante explicitly declares: “to be sure, beyond all these [mobile heavens] Catholics place the Empyrean heaven, that is to ...
Christian Moevs Associate Professor of Romance Languages University of Notre Dame, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMPYREAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term empyrean is used in the context of the following news items.
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Market Report: Government shelves plans for tobacco levy based on …
Over on AIM, Empyrean Energy gushed 0.875p higher to 6.75p after a reserves upgrade at the Marathon Oil-operated Sugarloaf AMI project in ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Risers & Fallers: IOG, Fevertree Drinks, Empyrean Energy, Kennedy …
Empyrean Energy (LON:EME), up 8.5%. Ongoing drilling operations at its 3% owned Sugarloaf project have delivered a major increase in ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
3
Sculpting deep time
Barbara Hepworth with the 1953 limestone Monolith (Empyrean) at her Whitechapel retrospective in 1954. (The sculpture is now sited at ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
FTSE closes 58 points higher after Osborne Budget
In smaller caps, notable risers were Empyrean Energy (LON:ENE), which added 14.89% to 6.75p as ongoing drilling operations at its 3% ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
5
FTSE mixed after UK Budget, house builders punished
Empyrean Energy (EME) rose 14.89% to 6.75p as an independent audit revealed a major upgrade to the proved and probable (2P) reserves ... «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
6
FTSE 100 up 76 as Osborne promises a 'pay rise'
Empyrean Energy (LON:EME) climbed 17% to 6.88p on the back of a big resources upgrade on its acreage in the US. But there were heavy ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
7
SP ANGEL MORNING OIL & GAS :
Empyrean Energy (LON:EME– 6p) – Sound Foundations Established: This is a good news for the Company, and continues to firm up its base ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
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Most followed – Barclays, Budget, Eurasia Mining and Greece
In smaller caps, notable risers were Empyrean Energy (LON:ENE), which added 14.89% to 6.75p as ongoing drilling operations at its 3% ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
9
WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Barclays Shares Rise After …
Empyrean Energy, up 11%. The onshore oil and gas development and production company said it has received a major upgrade to the reserve ... «London South East, Jul 15»
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Empyrean Energy: Texas Shale Reserve Base Rises Significantly
LONDON--Empyrean Energy PLC (EME.LN) said Wednesday that the reserve base of its flagship shale oil and gas project in Texas has ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Empyrean [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/empyrean>. Apr 2024 ».
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