Empyrean
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- n.天空, 天神居处
- ［英］ n.天空, 天神居处（the highest heaven or heavenly sphere in ancient and medieval cosmology usually consisting of fire or light）
- ［记］ em+pyr ( 火) +ean -> 进入火中 ( 太阳的地方) -> 天空
- ［同］ 同根词: pyre ( 火葬柴堆) ; pyrogenic ( 发热的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Date: 15th century
- empyreal
II. noun
- Date: circa 1610
- 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
