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Firmament n.

Fixed foundation; established basis. (Obs.) "Custom is the... firmament of the law."

The region of the air; the sky or heavens. "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament." 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.

(Old Astron.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres.

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Etymology of 'Firmament'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... inhaling the fresh morning sifted through the leaves. A vista of trees arose on either hand, each one seemingly more massive, more aged than its fellow; some bowed in retrospection, some erect with hope and looking skyward for the new star in their country's firmament. ...

— Trusia - A Princess of Krovitch • Davis Brinton

... ingots and old coin, lest it should be demanded at their hands for the defence of their country. The profanation and plunder of the monasteries and churches excited the most tragic complaints. The dome of St. Sophia itself, the earthly heaven, the second firmament, the vehicle of the cherubim, the throne of the glory of God, [71] was despoiled of the oblation of ages; and the gold and silver, the pearls and jewels, the vases and sacerdotal ornaments, were most ...

— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 6 • Edward Gibbon

... comets), is insignificant compared to the distances of the stars. One of the nearest stars to the earth that we know of is Alpha Centauri, estimated to be some twenty-five million millions of miles away. Sirius, the brightest star in the firmament, is double this ...

— The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) - A Plain Story Simply Told • J. Arthur Thomson

... River Hall, at the side of which you have a glimpse of a small cave, called the Smoke House, because it is hung with rocks perfectly in the shape of hams. The River Hall descends like the slope of a mountain. The ceiling stretches away—away—before you, vast and grand as the firmament at midnight. No one, who has never seen this cave, can imagine the excitement, and awe, with which the traveller keeps his eye fixed on the rocky ceiling, which, gradually revealed in the passing light, continually exhibits some new and unexpected ...

— The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 • Various

... as dark fell over the valley, and the first stars glistened faintly. I dipped under the fan of water and took my stand in the hollow behind it. There was no moon, but my telescope was inclined, as it were, at a generous angle, and a section of the firmament was open before me. My heart beat fast as ...

— At a Winter's Fire • Bernard Edward J. Capes

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