empyrean
Meaningthe fiery (heaven)
Common meaning: the highest heaven
- emin
- pyrfireLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1347 · scan
- eanadjective ending: of, belonging to
‘in’ + ‘fire’ → empyrean
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek πῦρ ‘fire’.
Roots
- πῦρ Greek “fire”
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