Thesaurus: firmament

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1. v. & a. Fixed foundation; established basis.
2. v. & a. The region of the air; the sky or heavens.
3. v. & a. The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres.
4. n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
5. 1. word/fixed">Fixed word/foundation">foundation; established basis. [Obs.] Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. Jer. Taylor. 2. The region of the air; the sky or heavens. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the miGen. i. 6. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament. Gen. i. 14. Note: In Scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; the great arch or expanse over out heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in which the stars appear to be placed, and are really seen. 3. (Old Astron.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres.
6. The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestialspheres.
7. n:100 n the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected