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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “inflamed”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emˈpiɾeo/
- Rhymes: -iɾeo
- Syllabification: em‧pí‧re‧o
Adjective
empíreo (feminine empírea, masculine plural empíreos, feminine plural empíreas)
- empyrean; celestial, heavenly
- Synonyms: celestial, divino
Noun
empíreo m (uncountable)
- the empyrean; heaven
- Synonyms: cielo, paraíso
- (literary) visible heavens, the sky
- Synonyms: cielo, firmamento
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