empíreo

See also: empireo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “inflamed”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈpiɾeo/ [ẽmˈpi.ɾe.o]
• Rhymes: -iɾeo
• Syllabification: em‧pí‧re‧o

Adjective

empíreo (feminine empírea, masculine plural empíreos, feminine plural empíreas)

1. empyrean; celestial, heavenly

   Synonyms: celestial, divino

Noun

empíreo m (uncountable)

1. the empyrean; heaven

   Synonyms: cielo, paraíso

2. (literary) visible heavens, the sky

   Synonyms: cielo, firmamento

Further reading

• “empíreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10