as in celestial
of, relating to, or suggesting heaven
a painting depicting the Deity as seated on an empyreal throne surrounded by saints and angels
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Adjective
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
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Winning three Oscar nominations, Cruise understandably took pride in his work in Born on the Fourth of July or even Lions for Lambs, but his career didn’t become became celestial until Top Gun.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hathaway’s White Queen floats with sweet highs and dark lows, her heavenly air masking a morbid psychosis.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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This grand pavilion was built to resemble the Palace of the Moon in Jade City in the heavenly realm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Empyreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empyreal. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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