firmament

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

   “And thei that be wiſe, ſhal ſhine, as the brightnes of the firmament: & they that turne to righteouſnes, ſhal ſhine as the ſtarres, for euer and euer.”

2. isim The field or sphere of an activity or interest.

   “the international fashion firmament”

3. isim In the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth celestial sphere which carried the fixed stars; (countable, by extension) any celestial sphere.

   “[B]etweene the ſphere of Saturne and the Firmament, there is ſuch an incredible and vaſt ſpace or diſtance (7000000. ſemidiameters of the earth, as Tycho [Brahe] calculates) void of ſtarres: [...]”

4. isim The abode of God and the angels; heaven.

   “Praiſe ye the Lord. Praiſe God in his Sanctuarie: Praiſe him in the firmament of his power.”

5. isim A piece of jewellery worn in a headdress with numerous gems resembling stars in the sky.

   “Pins tipt with Diamond Point, and head, / By which the Curls are faſtened, / In radiant Firmament ſet out, / And all over the Hood ſur-tout: [...]”

6. isim A basis or foundation; a support.

   “Ten years ago, the Wall Street wirehouse brokerage firm seemed unassailable – part of the very firmament underpinning the entire investment industry from coast to coast.”

7. isim The act or process of making firm or strengthening.