empyreal

== English == === Etymology === From Latin empyreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (English pyre). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɛmˈpɪɹɪəl/, /ɛmpɪˈɹiː.əl/ (US) IPA(key): /ɛmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/ === Adjective === empyreal (not comparable) Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean. Synonyms: celestial, empyrean, sublime, exalted Of the sky or heavens. Fiery, made of pure fire. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== empyrical === References === “empyreal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.