empyrean
adjective
, -pə-; em-ˈpir-ē-ən, -ˈpī-rē-\
Definition of empyrean
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empyrean
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Synonyms & Antonyms for empyrean
Synonyms: Adjective
celestial, elysian, empyreal, ethereal, heavenly, supernal
Synonyms: Noun
above, bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, heaven, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)
Antonyms: Adjective
chthonic (also chthonian), hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean
Antonyms: Noun
Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition
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Examples of empyrean in a Sentence
Adjective
movie scenes set in heaven often suggest that harps are the favored instruments for empyrean musicNoun
ascended into the empyrean after a life filled with good deeds most ticket buyers have no trouble envisioning the empyrean that winning the lottery would inevitably bring about
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
At their best, Harjo’s poems inform each other, linking her different modes, facilitating her tendency to zoom from a personal experience to a more empyrean one. — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, "Joy Harjo, the Poet of American Memory," 29 Aug. 2019 Louis leaves Prior, drawing the first line in a pattern of abandonment that informs the entire play, and finally stretches all the way into the empyrean kingdom of an absent God. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: An ‘Angels in America’ That Soars on the Breath of Life," 25 Mar. 2018 Our badges looked different, we were afforded fewer privileges, and we were certainly kept in the dark about The Algorithm (pause for heavenly-choir noise effect) and other such empyrean secrets. — Lucas Peterson, GQ, "Gore, Porn, and Unspeakable Acts on Dead Bears: My Awful Life as the Internet's Janitor," 22 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Grahm reaches for the empyrean, and Locke brings him back to earth, a table full of wine bottles between them. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "A Vintner’s Quest to Create a Truly American Wine," 14 May 2018 Grahm reaches for the empyrean, and Locke brings him back to earth, a table full of wine bottles between them. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "A Vintner’s Quest to Create a Truly American Wine," 14 May 2018 But even in the empyrean reaches of premium cable, Shondaland has a voice. — Wesley Morris And James Poniewozik, New York Times, "Why ‘Diverse TV’ Matters: It’s Better TV. Discuss.," 10 Feb. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'empyrean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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