firmament

noun

fir·​ma·​ment ˈfər-mə-mənt How to pronounce firmament (audio)
1
: the vault or arch of the sky : heavens
Stars twinkled in the firmament.
2
obsolete : basis
3
: the field or sphere of an interest or activity
the international fashion firmament
She's a rising star in the city's artistic firmament.
firmamental adjective

Examples of firmament in a Sentence

meteors flashing across the firmament the stars in the firmament twinkled ever so brightly
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First will come Avengers: Doomsday, though, which will hopefully root the character within the firmament of a single timeline’s history. Darren Franich, Vulture, 31 July 2024 Within a few years, virtually nothing was left of it: an achievement no opponents of any comparable creed, world religions -- Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist -- occupying a similar position in the ideological firmament of their civilizations, have ever matched. Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013 The invisible firmament is sustained not by the defiance of national sovereignty, as Srinivasan recommends, but by its clever manipulation. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 The house’s spring 2025 show paid tribute to both the star herself and other beloved ladies from the D&G firmament. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for firmament 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin firmamentum, from Latin, support, from firmare

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of firmament was in the 13th century

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“Firmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firmament. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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firmament

noun
fir·​ma·​ment ˈfər-mə-mənt How to pronounce firmament (audio)
: the arch of the sky : heavens

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