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Synonyms for firmament

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fur-muh-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr mə mənt

Définition of firmament

Origin :
  • mid-13c., from Latin firmamentum "firmament," literally "a support or strengthening," from firmus "firm" (see firm (adj.)), used in Vulgate to translate Greek stereoma "firm or solid structure," which translated Hebrew raqia, a word used of both the vault of the sky and the floor of the earth in the Old Testament, probably literally "expanse," from raqa "to spread out," but in Syriac meaning "to make firm or solid," hence the erroneous translation.
  • noun heaven
Example sentences :
  • But now came a cloud which swallowed every other in my firmament.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • The troop of the stars was posted in the immeasurable deeps of the firmament.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • In the great days, presentiments hover before me in the firmament.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • In all the firmament of poetry there was no star to outshine his.
  • Extract from : « William Shakespeare » by Samuel Levy Bensusan
  • The firmament rang with laughter as the other candidates panted up.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • It looks to me like the firmament at night, with all the stars a-shining.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • It gave the appearance of a grating in the firmament, a small dungeon grating.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Again the tenor and chorus in a brief number describe the firmament.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • I see the sky parting asunder, and the wandering stars in the firmament.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • Heidi stood still every few minutes, looking up to the firmament in wonder.
  • Extract from : « Heidi » by Johanna Spyri

Antonyms for firmament

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