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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EMPYR'EAL, a. [L. empyroeus; from Gr. fire.]
1. Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.
Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere.
2. Pure; vital; dephlogisticated; an epithet given to the air, or rather gas, now called oxygen.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere" [syn: empyrean, empyreal]
2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: empyreal, empyrean, sublime]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Late Latin empyrius, empyreus, from Late Greek empyrios, from Greek em- ²en- + pyr fire Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to the empyrean ; celestial 2. sublime

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Empyreal Em*pyr"e*al, n. Empyrean. --Mrs. Browning.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Empyreal Em*pyr"e*al, a. [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. ?, ?, in fire, fiery; ? in + ? fire. See In, and Fire.] Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond a["e]rial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven. Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. --Pope. Empyreal air, oxygen gas.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Ethereal, aerial, airy, highly refined, sublimed, sublimated.