Meaning of coelum empireum | Babel Free
/ˈsiːləm ɛmˌpaɪɹiəm/Definitions
The outermost part of the cosmos in the Ptolemaic system; Heaven.
historical, uncountable
Examples
“Around [the earth] circled the stars in primum mobile and above this the heaven, coelum empireum, where Christ sat at the right hand of God”
“After the death of the individual, the individual’s soul, if it is blessed, is taken to the celum empyreum to await the resurrection of the body.”
“The Ptolemaic cosmos that depicted a Primum Mobile as the first sphere below the coelum empireum (also defined as habitaculum Dei) was well consistent with this thought.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.