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  2. noun. 1. a. : 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. 3. : an ideal place or state. Synonyms. Adjective. celestial. elysian. empyreal. ethereal. heavenly. supernal. Noun. above. bliss.

  3. Empyrean definition: the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.. See examples of EMPYREAN used in a sentence.

  4. 1. the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire. 2. the visible heavens; the firmament. adj. 3. empyreal. [1605–15]

  5. Definitions of 'empyrean' 1. archaic. the highest part of the (supposedly spherical) 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. [...] 2. poetic. the heavens or sky. [...] 3. of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean. [...] 4. heavenly or sublime.

  6. 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.

  7. Heavenly, celestial, or associated with the highest regions of the sky or the divine realm. "The painting depicted an empyrean paradise, with angels and divine beings." Detailed meaning of empyrean. It often implies a sense of transcendence and spiritual purity, evoking imagery of a realm beyond the earthly and mundane.

  8. space. cosmos. adjective. Of or relating to the empyrean of ancient belief. American Heritage. Empyreal. Webster's New World. Of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined. Wiktionary. Synonyms: empyreal.

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