em|py|re|an

em|py|re|an «_EHM puh REE uhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was once supposed to exist: »

... this color is such an indescribably deep blue that one faintly grasps the medieval concept of the empyrean (Hardy and Perrin).

2. the visible heavens; the sky; firmament; vault of the heavens: »

the blue empyrean.

3. the abode of God and the angels.

–adj.

= empyreal. (Cf. ↑empyreal)

╂[< Late Latin empyrius (see etym. under empyreal (Cf. ↑empyreal)) + English -an]