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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
empyrean /ˌɛmpʌɪˈriːən, -pɪ-, ɛmˈpɪrɪən/

▶adjective literary relating to heaven. ▶noun (the empyrean) the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire.

■ literary the sky.

– derivatives
empyreal /ˌɛmpʌɪˈriːəl, -pɪ-, ɛmˈpɪrɪəl/ adjective.

– origin ME: via med. L. from Gk empurios, from en- ‘in’ + pur ‘fire’.

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