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▪ I. † empyˈreum Obs.
Also empyræum.
[a. L. empyreum (cælum) the fiery heaven or sphere of fire.]
= empyrean B. 1.
1647Crashaw Music's Duel 91 In th' empyræum of pure harmony. a1680Butler Rem. (1759) I. 11 Prove, if they are other Suns..Or Windows in the Empyreum. a1711Ken Hymnotheo Poet. Wks. 1721 III. 200 Through Empyreum..Thousands of thousands their bright Beams display. 1777Priestley Matt. & Spir. (1782) I. vi. 67 When the Christian..has ranged the regions of empyreum for some thousands of years.
▪ II. † empyˈreum(e Obs. rare.
Anglicized form of next.
1665G. Harvey Advice agst. Plague 24 They impress an Empyreume upon the intrails for want of subtil dissipative parts. 1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Angelica, There may be Danger of an Empyreum from another Fire. |