- firmament, the
- fir|ma|ment, the [ `fɜrməmənt ] noun1. ) LITERARY the sky2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM the most famous or important people in an area of activity:the stars of the tennis firmament
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Firmament — • The notion that the sky was a vast solid dome seems to have been common among the ancient peoples Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Firmament Firmament … Catholic encyclopedia
The Curtains in the House of the Metaphysician — The Curtain in the House of the Metaphysician is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was originally published in 1919, so it is in the public domain. [Buttel, p. 85] An image like the one in Curtains is the crisp… … Wikipedia
Firmament — is the usual English translation of the Hebrew raqiya (pronounced rä·kē ·ah) meaning an extended solid surface or flat expanse, considered to be a hemisphere above the ground. [Blue Letter Bible. [http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon… … Wikipedia
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Firmament — Fir ma*ment, n. [L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make firm: cf. F. firmament. See {Firm}, v. & a.] 1. Fixed foundation; established basis. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The region of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
firmament — The division made by God, according to the P account of creation, to restrain the cosmic water and form the sky (Gen. 1:6–8). Hebrew cosmology pictured a flat earth, over which was a dome shaped firmament, supported above the earth by mountains,… … Dictionary of the Bible
firmament — mid 13c., from L. firmamentum firmament, lit. a support or strengthening, from firmus firm (see FIRM (Cf. firm) (adj.)), used in Vulgate to translate Gk. stereoma firm or solid structure, which translated Heb. raqia, a word used of both the vault … Etymology dictionary
The Gallery — Álbum de Dark Tranquility Publicación 27 de noviembre de 1995 Grabación Abril mayo de 1995 Género(s) Death metal melódico Duración 47 … Wikipedia Español
firmament — [n] heaven empyrean, lid*, sky, the blue*, the skies, vault, welkin, wild blue yonder*; concept 437 Ant. hell … New thesaurus
firmament — ► NOUN literary ▪ the heavens; the sky. ORIGIN Latin firmamentum, from firmare fix, settle … English terms dictionary
