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Empyrean
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(from the Med. Lat. empyreus, an adaptation of the Gr. g p7rvpos, in or on the fire, 7rup), the place in the highest heaven, which in ancient cosmologies was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire. It was thus used as a name for the firmament, and in Christian literatureforthe dwelling-place of God and the blessed, and as the source of light. The word is used both as a substantive and as an adjective. Having the same Greek origin are the scientific words "empyreuma" and "empyreumatic," applied to the characteristic smell of burning or charring vegetable or animal matter.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Empyrean'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/empyrean.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Empyrean'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/empyrean.html. 1910.