Antonyms for empyreans
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : em-puh-ree-uh n, -pahy-, em-pir-ee-uh n, -pahy-ree- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛm pəˈri ən, -paɪ-, ɛmˈpɪr i ən, -ˈpaɪ ri- |
Definition of empyreans
Origin :- mid-14c. (as empyre), from Greek empyros "fiery," from en (see en- (2)) + pyr "fire" (see fire (n.)); confused by early writers with imperial. In Greek cosmology, the highest heaven, the sphere of pure fire; later baptized with a Christian gloss as "the abode of God and the angels."
- As in sky : noun earth's atmosphere
- As in seventh heaven : noun extreme happiness
- As in firmament : noun heaven
- As in heaven : noun place where god lives; wonderful feeling
Synonyms for empyreans
- afterworld
- Arcadia
- atmosphere
- azure
- beyond
- bliss
- Canaan
- celestial sphere
- celestial throne
- cloud nine
- dreamland
- ecstasy
- Elysium
- empyrean
- enchantment
- eternal home
- eternal rest
- eternity
- fairyland
- felicity
- firmament
- glory
- great unknown
- happiness
- happy hunting ground
- harmony
- heaven of heavens
- heavens
- heights
- hereafter
- immortality
- kingdom
- kingdom come
- lid
- life everlasting
- life to come
- next world
- nirvana
- paradise
- pearly gates
- Promised Land
- rapture
- Shangri-la
- sky
- the blue
- the skies
- throne of God
- transport
- upper atmosphere
- upstairs
- utopia
- vault
- vault of heaven
- welkin
- wild blue yonder
- wonderland
- Zion
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