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firmament
[ fur-muh-muhnt ]
noun
- the vault of heaven; sky.
firmament
/ ˈfɜːməmənt; ˌfɜːməˈmɛntəl /
noun
- the expanse of the sky; heavens
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Derived Forms
- firmamental, adjective
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Other Words From
- fir·ma·men·tal [fur-m, uh, -, men, -tl], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of firmament1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of firmament1
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Example Sentences
The British film industry had grown and Hitch was a star in its small firmament.
The reader leaves with a better sense of the firmament and frontline fights occurring in the current independent movement.
But his disappearance from the Washington firmament does not mean that the work he used to do is being left undone.
The critical firmament and fanboy intelligentsia rose up in dissent.
Kristol was viewed as a mover and shaker whose ideas had ready impact on the political firmament in Washington.
For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings.
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and worthy of praise, and glorious for ever.
The old faiths faded from the firmament of human thought as the stars of midnight at the dawn of day.
Nut was the goddess of the firmament; Ma was the goddess of truth; Horus was the mediator between creation and destruction.
They who in heaven are enthroned as gods, in the light of the firmament; with the Maruts come hither, O Agni!
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