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Firmament

/ˈfɜːməm(ə)nt/

(usually uncountable) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

📖 Definitions of "Firmament"

noun

1
(usually uncountable) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
2
The field or sphere of an activity or interest.
"the international fashion firmament"
3
In the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth celestial sphere which carried the fixed stars; (by extension) any celestial sphere.
4
(obsolete except biblical) The abode of God and the angels; heaven.

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