The word Empyreal, Latin in origin, can be dated as far back as the fifteenth century, perhaps even earlier, meaning within fire or inside the fire. It stems from the Greek word for "fiery" as the prefix em means "in", "within", or "inside" and the suffix pyros, from the word pyr, was the Greek word for fire. Originally spelled/used as "empyreus" or "empyrius", the term was used to refer to the highest heaven or outermost heavenly sphere of ancient and medieval cosmology, which was often thought to contain or be composed of the element of fire. It has since been associated with the Christian paradise and is used more broadly in the senses of "celestial" and "sublime" (Empyreal, Meriam-Webster Dictionary).This information will be useful for the end of the first book in my Entwined Fates series, A Fire in the Wind. I'm not telling you why—no spoilers!—but for those who are interested in in-text meaning and metaphor, this information should be very telling. It could also very well give you insight into the future of the series! So do what you will with this information.
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