Synonyms of celestial sphere
5 similar words
Another word for celestial sphere is empyrean. Other synonyms of celestial sphere are firmament and heavens.
Synonyms and similar words for celestial sphere
nounThe apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the...
- empyreanThe highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and...
- firmamentIn the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth celestial sphere which carried the fixed stars; (countable, by...
- heavensThe distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
- vault of heaven
- welkin
Meaning of celestial sphere
- noun The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.
- noun One of the nested concentric transparent spheres around the Earth in which celestial bodies such as stars and planets were said to be embedded in ancient and medieval Western cosmology, and whose rotation was said to produce the motion of such bodies.
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Questions about synonyms of celestial sphere
- What is another word for celestial sphere?
- Celestial sphere has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as empyrean, firmament and heavens.
- What does celestial sphere mean?
- Celestial sphere means the apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.
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