Definition of firmament in English:

firmament

noun ˈfəːməm(ə)ntˈfərməmənt

literary

The heavens or sky.
thunder shakes the firmament
figurative one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament
美国高尔夫球界的巨星之一。
Example sentencesExamples
- The final part of the journey explores the ethereal realms of Paradise, where Dante is guided by a ravishing Beatrice through the shimmering, starry firmament to touch the face of God.
- In the sky, the Pole Star, around which the firmament appears to turn, has been styled the ‘navel of the Heavens'.
- We don't need redwoods and whales at all, not for ordinary life at least, no more than we need Plato, Beethoven, or the stars in the firmament of heaven.
- Sometimes the lightening forked across the sky like a crack in the dark firmament.
- Little space was devoted to the fact that a sporting success-starved nation suddenly had a youthful role model, an ambassador who could put India's name on the tennis firmament.
- We await with interest word of their further plans for this rising star of an upcoming mid-tier production company in the gold mining firmament.
- They're coveted by a generation too young to remember the designer's heyday, when she was one of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament, turning out exuberant, fantastical creations.
- The Roman philosopher Seneca proposed that the auroras were flames slipping through cracks in the heavenly firmament.
- The sky was a hard firmament with windows in it - but some time since then it evaporated.
Synonyms
the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies
literary the vault (of heaven), the celestial sphere, the empyrean, the welkin

Derivatives

firmamental

adjective fəːməˈmɛnt(ə)lˌfərməˈmɛn(t)l

literary

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin firmamentum, from firmare 'fix, settle'.

Definition of firmament in US English:

firmament

nounˈfərməməntˈfərməmənt

literary

1The heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing.
〈诗/文〉天，天空，苍穹，苍天
Example sentencesExamples
- We don't need redwoods and whales at all, not for ordinary life at least, no more than we need Plato, Beethoven, or the stars in the firmament of heaven.
- The final part of the journey explores the ethereal realms of Paradise, where Dante is guided by a ravishing Beatrice through the shimmering, starry firmament to touch the face of God.
- We await with interest word of their further plans for this rising star of an upcoming mid-tier production company in the gold mining firmament.
- In the sky, the Pole Star, around which the firmament appears to turn, has been styled the ‘navel of the Heavens'.
- The Roman philosopher Seneca proposed that the auroras were flames slipping through cracks in the heavenly firmament.
- Little space was devoted to the fact that a sporting success-starved nation suddenly had a youthful role model, an ambassador who could put India's name on the tennis firmament.
- Sometimes the lightening forked across the sky like a crack in the dark firmament.
- They're coveted by a generation too young to remember the designer's heyday, when she was one of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament, turning out exuberant, fantastical creations.
- The sky was a hard firmament with windows in it - but some time since then it evaporated.
Synonyms
the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies
1. 1.1 A sphere or world viewed as a collection of people.
  〈喻〉领域，界
  one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament
  美国高尔夫球界的巨星之一。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Little space was devoted to the fact that a sporting success-starved nation suddenly had a youthful role model, an ambassador who could put India's name on the tennis firmament.
  Sometimes the lightening forked across the sky like a crack in the dark firmament.
  We await with interest word of their further plans for this rising star of an upcoming mid-tier production company in the gold mining firmament.
  They're coveted by a generation too young to remember the designer's heyday, when she was one of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament, turning out exuberant, fantastical creations.
  In the sky, the Pole Star, around which the firmament appears to turn, has been styled the ‘navel of the Heavens'.
  Synonyms
  the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin firmamentum, from firmare ‘fix, settle’.

词汇	firmament
释义	Definition of firmament in English: firmament noun ˈfəːməm(ə)ntˈfərməmənt literary The heavens or sky. thunder shakes the firmament figurative one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament 美国高尔夫球界的巨星之一。 Example sentencesExamples The final part of the journey explores the ethereal realms of Paradise, where Dante is guided by a ravishing Beatrice through the shimmering, starry firmament to touch the face of God. In the sky, the Pole Star, around which the firmament appears to turn, has been styled the ‘navel of the Heavens'. We don't need redwoods and whales at all, not for ordinary life at least, no more than we need Plato, Beethoven, or the stars in the firmament of heaven. Sometimes the lightening forked across the sky like a crack in the dark firmament. Little space was devoted to the fact that a sporting success-starved nation suddenly had a youthful role model, an ambassador who could put India's name on the tennis firmament. We await with interest word of their further plans for this rising star of an upcoming mid-tier production company in the gold mining firmament. They're coveted by a generation too young to remember the designer's heyday, when she was one of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament, turning out exuberant, fantastical creations. The Roman philosopher Seneca proposed that the auroras were flames slipping through cracks in the heavenly firmament. The sky was a hard firmament with windows in it - but some time since then it evaporated. Synonyms the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies literary the vault (of heaven), the celestial sphere, the empyrean, the welkin Derivatives firmamental adjective fəːməˈmɛnt(ə)lˌfərməˈmɛn(t)l literary Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin firmamentum, from firmare 'fix, settle'. Definition of firmament in US English: firmament nounˈfərməməntˈfərməmənt literary 1The heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing. 〈诗/文〉天，天空，苍穹，苍天 Example sentencesExamples We don't need redwoods and whales at all, not for ordinary life at least, no more than we need Plato, Beethoven, or the stars in the firmament of heaven. The final part of the journey explores the ethereal realms of Paradise, where Dante is guided by a ravishing Beatrice through the shimmering, starry firmament to touch the face of God. We await with interest word of their further plans for this rising star of an upcoming mid-tier production company in the gold mining firmament. In the sky, the Pole Star, around which the firmament appears to turn, has been styled the ‘navel of the Heavens'. The Roman philosopher Seneca proposed that the auroras were flames slipping through cracks in the heavenly firmament. Little space was devoted to the fact that a sporting success-starved nation suddenly had a youthful role model, an ambassador who could put India's name on the tennis firmament. Sometimes the lightening forked across the sky like a crack in the dark firmament. They're coveted by a generation too young to remember the designer's heyday, when she was one of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament, turning out exuberant, fantastical creations. The sky was a hard firmament with windows in it - but some time since then it evaporated. Synonyms the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies 1.1 A sphere or world viewed as a collection of people. 〈喻〉领域，界 one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament 美国高尔夫球界的巨星之一。 Example sentencesExamples Little space was devoted to the fact that a sporting success-starved nation suddenly had a youthful role model, an ambassador who could put India's name on the tennis firmament. Sometimes the lightening forked across the sky like a crack in the dark firmament. We await with interest word of their further plans for this rising star of an upcoming mid-tier production company in the gold mining firmament. They're coveted by a generation too young to remember the designer's heyday, when she was one of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament, turning out exuberant, fantastical creations. In the sky, the Pole Star, around which the firmament appears to turn, has been styled the ‘navel of the Heavens'. Synonyms the sky, heaven, the blue, the wide blue yonder, the azure, the heavens, the skies Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin firmamentum, from firmare ‘fix, settle’.
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