sphery

American  

[sfeer-ee] / ˈsfɪər i /

adjective

1. having the form of a sphere; spherelike.

2. pertaining to or resembling a heavenly body; starlike.

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sphery British  

/ ˈsfɪərɪ /

adjective

1. resembling a sphere

2. resembling a celestial body or bodies; starlike

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Etymology

Origin of sphery

First recorded in 1580–90; sphere + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Aye, 'bove the withering of old-lipp'd Fate A thousand Powers keep religious state,30 In water, fiery realm, and airy bourne; And, silent as a consecrated urn, Hold sphery sessions for a season due.

From Endymion A Poetic Romance by Keats, John

She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her.

From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph

Haply, even as we prate Of him HERE—in astral state— Or jackastral—he, elate, Brouses 'round, with sportive hops In far fields of sphery crops, Nibbling stars like clover-tops.

From Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Nye, Bill

“To climb higher than the sphery chime” means to ascend beyond the spheres into the empyrean or true heaven—the abode of God and the purest Spirits.

From Milton's Comus by Bell, William

Here it is:—   A dazzling fiery show of sphery rainbows,   Whereof each wonder, monarch of a moment,   Yields up its glory to the next one's splendour,   And sadly sinks into the arms of darkness.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel