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Definition of: empyreal
(em·pir′ē·əl, em′pə·rē′əl, -pī-) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the highest region of heaven; celestial.
2. Most highly refined; originally, formed of light or fire.
—noun The empyrean. [<Med. L empyreus <Gk. empyros in the fire <en- in + pyr fire]
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