empyrean
/ɛmˈpaɪriən/
noun
- The highest heaven or the sky, especially in ancient and medieval cosmology, often thought of as the realm of pure fire or light.
- Medieval poets imagined the empyrean as a place of eternal light beyond the stars.
- He gazed up at the empyrean, feeling small beneath the vast canopy of space.
- The telescope revealed galaxies far beyond our earthly empyrean.
Antonyms
adjective
- Of or relating to the highest heaven; celestial.
- The empyrean dome of the cathedral was painted with scenes of angels.
- The empyrean light of dawn broke over the mountains.
- Her voice had an empyrean quality, as if it came from another world.