empyrean

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

empyrean
    adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean
           sphere" [syn: {empyrean}, {empyreal}]
    2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
       empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton
       Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyreal},
       {empyrean}, {sublime}]
    n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
         celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial
         sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens},
         {vault of heaven}, {welkin}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\ (?; 277), n. [See {Empyreal}.]
   The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was
   supposed by the ancients to subsist.
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         The empyrean rung
         With hallelujahs.                        --Milton.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\, a.
   Empyreal. --Akenside.
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