Found 2 items, similar to sublunary.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sublunary
sublunary
adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn:
sublunar,
cislunar]
2: of this earth;
“transcendental motives for sublunary
actions”;
“fleeting sublunary pleasures”;
“the nearest to
an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball” [syn:
sublunar,
terrestrial]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sublunary
Sublunar
\Sub*lu"nar\, Sublunary
\Sub"lu*na*ry\, a. [Pref. sub +
lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.]
Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this
world; terrestrial; earthly.
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All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden.
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All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as
well as feel the influence, of the planet they are
under. --South.
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Sublunary
\Sub"lu*na*ry\, n.
Any worldly thing. [Obs.]
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