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- The word derives from the Medieval Latin empyreus, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek empyros (ἔμπυρος), meaning "in or on the fire (pyr)".The Empyrean was thus used as a name for the incorporeal "heaven of the first day", and in Christian literature for the dwelling-place of God, the blessed, celestial beings so divine they are made of pure light, and the source of light and creation.
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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.
Empyrean definition: the highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire.. See examples of EMPYREAN used in a sentence.
The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy. empyrean adjective. of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined. Etymology: From empyreus, from ἔμπυρος, from ἐν + πῦρ.
Overview. empyrean. Quick Reference. Heaven, in particular the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire and by early Christians to be the abode of God and the angels.
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.
American Heritage. Empyreal. Webster's New World. Of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined. Wiktionary. Synonyms: empyreal.
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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. adj. 3. of or relating to the sky, the heavens, or the empyrean. 4. heavenly or sublime.
