The sky (plural: skies, Early Modern English Heaven(s)) (also the heaven(s) or the Heaven(s)) is the abode of mythical flying animals, lesser gods, and other low-ranked celestial beings (mainly sylphs and angels). The sky is sometimes considered synonymous with Heaven.
Alternative Names[]
- The azure
- The celestial realm
- The celeste
- The blue
- The empyrean
- The Kingdom of the Skies.
- The Kingdom of the Sky.
- The skies
- The welkin
- The wide blue yonder, the blue yonder, or the yonder
Adjectives[]
- Celestial
- Empyreal
- Empyrean
- Skyey (rare)
- Supernal (rare)
In Other Languages[]
- Arabic: samā'
- Hebrew: shamayim
- Chinese: tian
- Japanese: ten (which also means deva in Japanese and Chinese)
- Old English: Lyft
Etymology[]
Middle English sky (from Old Norse ský) related to Middle English scheu (both mean: sky, cloud, heavens, Firmament, sphere, vapour, fog, mist, smoky residue, cloudiness, air) from Old English sċēo (cloud, mist, fog, vapour, air).