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EMPYREAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the sublime beauty of the night
Synonyms:
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Similar:
glorious (having or deserving or conferring glory)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the sky or heavens
Example:
the empyrean sphere
Synonyms:
empyreal; empyrean
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
empyrean (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
Derivation:
empyrean (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)