Empyrean — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

of or relating to the sky or heavens

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈɪɹiən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌkt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmpˈɪɹiən/.

Examples

the empyrean sphere
well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity
empyrean aplomb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heavens welkin sublime firmament empyreal celestial sphere sphere vault of heaven

Parts of Speech

noun	the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
adjective	of or relating to the sky or heavens “the empyrean sphere”
adjective	inspiring awe; - M.S.Dworkin; - Hamilton Basso “well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”

Word Forms

empyreal	adjective	of or relating to the sky or heavens
firmamental	adjective	relating to the firmament or upper regions
empyrean	noun	the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Himmelskörper

die scheinbare Oberfläche der imaginären Kugel, auf die Himmelskörper projiziert zu sein scheinen

🇫🇷French

empyrée

la surface apparente de la sphère imaginaire sur laquelle semblent projetés les corps célestes

🇪🇸Spanish

el empíreo

la superficie aparente de la esfera imaginaria sobre la que los cuerpos celestes parecen proyectarse

🇮🇹Italian

empireo

la superficie apparente della sfera immaginaria su cui sembrano proiettati i corpi celesti

🇳🇱Dutch

verheven

het zichtbare oppervlak van de denkbeeldige bol waarop hemellichamen lijken te worden geprojecteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

empíreo

a superfície aparente da esfera imaginária sobre a qual os corpos celestes parecem ser projetados

🇷🇺Russian

эмпирейский

видимая поверхность воображаемой сферы, на которую проецируются небесные тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वर्ग

काल्पनिक गोले की स्पष्ट सतह जिस पर आकाशीय पिंड प्रक्षेपित प्रतीत होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সাম্রাজ্য

কাল্পনিক গোলকের আপাত পৃষ্ঠ যেখানে মহাকাশীয় বস্তুগুলিকে অভিক্ষিপ্ত বলে মনে হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பேரரசர்

கற்பனைக் கோளத்தின் வெளிப்படையான மேற்பரப்பு, அதில் வான உடல்கள் திட்டமிடப்பட்டதாகத் தோன்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సామ్రాజ్యవాద

ఖగోళ వస్తువులు అంచనా వేసినట్లు కనిపించే ఊహాత్మక గోళం యొక్క స్పష్టమైన ఉపరితలం

🇮🇳Marathi

एम्पायरियन

काल्पनिक क्षेत्राची स्पष्ट पृष्ठभाग ज्यावर खगोलीय पिंड प्रक्षेपित केलेले दिसतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામ્રાજ્ય

કાલ્પનિક ક્ષેત્રની દેખીતી સપાટી કે જેના પર અવકાશી પદાર્થો પ્રક્ષેપિત દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಂಪೈರಿಯನ್

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಗೋಳದ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ, ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಕಾಶಕಾಯಗಳು ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಂತೆ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംപീരിയൻ

സാങ്കൽപ്പിക ഗോളത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ആകാശഗോളങ്ങൾ പ്രക്ഷേപണം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടതായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਮਰਾਜ

ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਗੋਲੇ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਸਤਹ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਆਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਪ੍ਰਜੈਕਟ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਪਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایمپائرین

خیالی کرہ کی ظاہری سطح جس پر آسمانی اجسام پیش کیے جاتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

至高天

天体似乎投影在其上的假想球体的表观表面

🇯🇵Japanese

帝国の

天体が投影されているように見える仮想の球の見かけの表面

🇰🇷Korean

가장 높은 하늘

천체가 투영되는 것처럼 보이는 가상 구의 겉보기 표면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiên văn

bề mặt biểu kiến của quả cầu tưởng tượng mà trên đó các thiên thể dường như được chiếu lên

🇹🇭Thai

เอมไพเรียน

พื้นผิวปรากฏของทรงกลมจินตภาพซึ่งมีการฉายภาพเทห์ฟากฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

langit

permukaan nyata dari bola imajiner tempat benda langit tampak diproyeksikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سماء

السطح الظاهري للكرة الوهمية التي تظهر عليها الأجرام السماوية

🇮🇷Persian

امپریایی

سطح ظاهری کره خیالی که به نظر می رسد اجرام آسمانی روی آن پرتاب می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

göksel

gök cisimlerinin yansıtıldığı hayali kürenin görünen yüzeyi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אמפיריאני

פני השטח הגלויים של הכדור הדמיוני שעליו נראים גרמי השמיים מוקרנים

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The primary meaning of 'empyrean' is 'the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected'.

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