welkin
The celestial dome
Welkin is an archaic or literary word for the sky or heavens.
It survives mainly in the phrase make the welkin ring, meaning to fill the air with loud sounds—cheers, bells, or music.
The word appears occasionally in poetry and fantasy writing for atmospheric effect: The stars wheeled across the welkin.
The arching sky above
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- canopyOverhead protective covering
expanse · blue · horizon · clouds · ether · air · stratosphere · troposphere
firmament
The arching sky above
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
canopy · expanse · blue · horizon · clouds · ether · air · stratosphere · troposphere · dome
firmament
The arching sky above
ether · canopy · expanse · dome · heavens · celestial · sublime · lofty · boundless · infinite
heavens
Celestial expanse overhead
celestial · divine · eternal · transcendent · glory · seraphic · angelic · beatific · ascension · salvation
welkinearth
Soil or electrical grounding
ground · hell · underworld · abyss · netherworld