empíreo

See also: empireo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “inflamed”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emˈpiɾeo/ [ẽmˈpi.ɾe.o]
  • Rhymes: -iɾeo
  • Syllabification: em‧pí‧re‧o

Adjective

empíreo (feminine empírea, masculine plural empíreos, feminine plural empíreas)

  1. empyrean; celestial, heavenly
    Synonyms: celestial, divino

Noun

empíreo m (uncountable)

  1. the empyrean; heaven
    Synonyms: cielo, paraíso
  2. (literary) visible heavens, the sky
    Synonyms: cielo, firmamento

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