firmamentaladj.

Brit.

/ˌfəːməˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/ˌfərməˈmɛn(t)l/

Etymology: < firmament n. + -al suffix¹.

a. Of or pertaining to the firmament.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective]

heavenisheOE

heavenlyOE

celestialc1400

celestinec1430

supernal?1504

celical1521

elemental1527

ethereal1530

celest1535

impyre1554

skyey1587

vaultedc1590

firmamental1600

empyreal1605

superior1632

firmamentary1633

ethereous1667

skied1789

1600 Wisdome Doctor Dodypoll i. sig. A3^v Looke on the heauens colour'd with golden starres, The firmamentall ground of it, all blew.

1638 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 5) iii. iv. i. v. 681 If there be infinite planetary and firmamental worlds.

1657 A. Cokayne Obstinate Lady ii. i. 17 He was an intricate Prognosticator of firmamental Eclipses.

1869 J. Tyndall in Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 240 To obtain the most perfect polarisation of the firmamental light.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. vii. 81 In the vast firmamental hollows overhead.

†b. firmamental water n. Alchemy Obsolete liquid as pure as the firmament; apparently rectified Aqua Vitæ.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > alchemy > other alchemical substances or theories > [noun] > aqua-vitae

aqua vitae1471

firmamental water1559

1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 97 These..make disceitful image and likeliness of youth: the firmamentall water dothe it in dede.

1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 cclxxxi. 71 An hollow chrystal Pyramid he takes, In firmamental waters dipt above.]

2. Of the nature of a supporting framework or permanent substratum: cf. firmament n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supporting

bearingOE

portativea1500

supporting1591

shoring1622

stutted1638

supportive1665

firmamental1696

sustinent1704

support1778

sustaining1814

self-supporting1832

1696 T. Brookhouse Temple Opened 40 The Flesh is the Incremental or Changeable Part, and the Spirit the Firmamental or Immoveable Part.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 357 The firmamental law that sustains and disposes the apparent world!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firmamental
释义	firmamentaladj. Brit. /ˌfəːməˈmɛntl/, U.S. /ˌfərməˈmɛn(t)l/ Etymology: < firmament n. + -al suffix¹. 1. a. Of or pertaining to the firmament. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] heavenisheOE heavenlyOE celestialc1400 celestinec1430 supernal?1504 celical1521 elemental1527 ethereal1530 celest1535 impyre1554 skyey1587 vaultedc1590 firmamental1600 empyreal1605 superior1632 firmamentary1633 ethereous1667 skied1789 1600 Wisdome Doctor Dodypoll i. sig. A3^v Looke on the heauens colour'd with golden starres, The firmamentall ground of it, all blew. 1638 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 5) iii. iv. i. v. 681 If there be infinite planetary and firmamental worlds. 1657 A. Cokayne Obstinate Lady ii. i. 17 He was an intricate Prognosticator of firmamental Eclipses. 1869 J. Tyndall in Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 240 To obtain the most perfect polarisation of the firmamental light. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. vii. 81 In the vast firmamental hollows overhead. †b. firmamental water n. Alchemy Obsolete liquid as pure as the firmament; apparently rectified Aqua Vitæ. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > other alchemical substances or theories > [noun] > aqua-vitae aqua vitae1471 firmamental water1559 1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 97 These..make disceitful image and likeliness of youth: the firmamentall water dothe it in dede. 1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 cclxxxi. 71 An hollow chrystal Pyramid he takes, In firmamental waters dipt above.] 2. Of the nature of a supporting framework or permanent substratum: cf. firmament n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supporting bearingOE portativea1500 supporting1591 shoring1622 stutted1638 supportive1665 firmamental1696 sustinent1704 support1778 sustaining1814 self-supporting1832 1696 T. Brookhouse Temple Opened 40 The Flesh is the Incremental or Changeable Part, and the Spirit the Firmamental or Immoveable Part. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 357 The firmamental law that sustains and disposes the apparent world! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1559
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