The word derives from the Medieval Latin empyreus, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek empyros (ἔμπυÏος), meaning "in or on the fire (pyr)". The scientific words empyreuma and empyreumatic, applied to the characteristic smell of the burning or charring of vegetable or animal matter, have the same Greek origin.
Then, what is the meaning empyreal?
1 : of or relating to the heavens or firmament : celestial 2 : sublime. Examples: Night after night, the comet shone brightly against the empyreal tapestry of the sky. "
Also, what does Empyrion mean? 1a : the highest heaven or heavenly sphere in ancient and medieval cosmology usually consisting of fire or light. b : the true and ultimate heavenly paradise. 2 : firmament, heavens.
Then, how do you use empyreal in a sentence?
You might enthusiastically describe a beautiful sunset over the ocean as "an empyreal spectacle."
Is empyreal a word?
pertaining to the highest heaven in the cosmology of the ancients. pertaining to the sky; celestial: empyreal blue. formed of pure fire or light: empyreal radiance.
