noun
- Plural of empyrean; the highest heaven or the abode of God and the blessed; the sky or universe.
Usage: Often used in literary or religious contexts; Can refer to the celestial realm in general
adjective
- Of or relating to heaven or the highest heaven; celestial or divine.
Usage: Formal or poetic usage
Examples
- The poet described the empyreans as a realm of eternal light and peace.
- Medieval theologians debated the nature of the empyreans and their inhabitants.
- The empyrean vault stretched endlessly above the sleeping city.
- She gazed upward, imagining the empyrean spheres of ancient astronomy.
- The cathedral's dome was painted to represent the empyrean hierarchy of angels.
- In Dante's vision, the empyreans contained the souls of the blessed.