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empyrean | x |

As a noun empyrean

is the region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy.

As an adjective empyrean

is of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

empyrean

Noun

(en noun)
  • The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy.
  • *
  • So sung they, and the Empyrean rung, / With Halleluiahs:
  • * 1863 , , Experiments in Quantity
  • the deep-domed empyrean / Rings to the roar of an angel onset
  • *
  • The very empyrean seemed to be a secret.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined
  • * 1667 , , Annus Mirabilis
  • In th’empyrean heaven, the bless’d abode, / The Thrones and the Dominions prostrate lie, / Not daring to behold their angry God.
  • * 1700 , , Carmen Saeculare
  • Yet upward she [the goddess] incessant flies; / Resolv’d to reach the high empyrean Sphere.
  • * 1818 ,
  • Lispings empyrean will ii sometimes teach / Thine honeyed tongue.

    Synonyms

    * empyreal

    References

    * *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----