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empyrean

[em-puh-ree-uhn, -pahy-, em-pir-ee-uhn, -pahy-ree-] / ˌɛm pəˈri ən, -paɪ-, ɛmˈpɪr i ən, -ˈpaɪ ri- /
ADJECTIVE
heavenly
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The Virgin is opening her arms, about to begin her rise through this nebulous, spiraling vortex toward heaven’s golden, empyrean light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

We’ve found the empyrean domain of young Los Angeles today.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Charlie Wilson’s empyrean soul on “No Mistakes” solidifies his claim to having the best late-career run since Philip Roth.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2018

The blushing beauty of the Larghetto was haunted by Barenboim’s light keyboard touch and empyrean mood: he could have been summoning ghosts.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 3, 2017

For the gatekeepers of heaven were to review him in state, that they might make their decision: Would this man be a credit to the empyrean?

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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