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Definition firmament
Etymology
English from the 13th century. Borrowed from Latin firm?mentum (from firm? (“strengthen”), from firmus (“firm”)), literally "that which strengthens or supports". The term is coined in the Vulgata in imitation of LXX ???????? (steré?ma, “firm or solid structure”), which in turn translates Hebrew ???? (“vault of heaven, celestial dome”).
Noun
firmament (plural firmaments)
- (uncountable) The vault of the heavens; the sky.
- The field or sphere of an interest or activity.
- A piece of jewelry meant to be worn in a headdress.
- (archaic, old astronomy) In the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth sphere, which carried the fixed stars.
- (obsolete) A foundation; support; basis.
- (obsolete) The act or process of making firm or strengthening.
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