sublunaradj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈluːnə/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈlunər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sublunaris.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sublunaris existing or situated under the moon (late 4th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), earthly, terrestrial (13th cent in British sources), mundane, material (from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin sub- sub- prefix + lūnāris lunar adj.; compare Hellenistic Greek ὑποσέληνος , ὑποσελήνιος . In quot. 1598 immediately after Middle French sublunaire sublunary adj. Compare later sublunary adj., sublunary n. N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (sɒ̆blⁱū·năɹ) /səˈbljuːnə(r)/.

A. adj.

1. Existing or situated beneath the moon; = sublunary adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [adjective] > beneath

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1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques i. iii. 25 A certaine vertuous influence..pierceth, quickeneth, nourisheth and gouerneth all things vnder the Moone, called Sublunar [Fr. sublunaires], variable and inconstant.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 777 Now had night measur'd with her shaddowie Cone Half way up Hill this vast Sublunar Vault.

1749 W. Shervington Occas. Poems 64 This fair sublunar Ball, Where green-wav'd oceans flow.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. i. 93 The City's moon-lit spires and myriad lamps, Like stars in a sublunar sky did glow.

1922 Eng. Hist. Rev. 37 540 Many questions..concerning astronomy and the rule of the superior bodies over our sublunar world.

2007 J. T. Robinson S. Ibn Tibbon's Comm. Ecclesiastes iv. 101 That the planets and spheres influence the sublunar world was already recognized by Aristotle.

2. Of, in, or belonging to this world; = sublunary adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > [adjective]

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netherOE

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subastral1752

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worldly1812

telluric1813

transglobal1953

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iv. 94 Those Cœlestiall creatures..being void of this corrupt mixture which is found in all creatures Sublunar.

1708 Brit. Apollo 1–3 Dec. That all Sublunar Joys duration want.

1788 M. Scott Messiah i. 24 Their souls..Nought but sublunar wealth and pomp desir'd.

1851 Q. Rev. July 129 He is exposed for having introduced the portrait of a sublunar patroness into a votive picture.

1901 E. Phillpotts Fancy Free 234 In the midst of a rather promising literary career, it pleased Providence to remove me from the sub-lunar puppet-show.

2004 N. Sinkoff Out of Shtetl iii. 120 Maimonides called the second faculty of the soul the nefesh medabberet (‘the speaking soul’), which distinguished man from all other sublunar beings.

3. Characteristic of this world and its concerns; = sublunary adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [adjective] > material or not spiritual

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unethereal1861

naturistic1886

1625 in tr. Jocelin Life Glorious Bishop S. Patricke Ep. Ded. p. xi Is this the forme of belief that hath ingendred in our worthy Ancestors such contempt of sublunar felicity, such detestation of sensuall blandishments, & such thirst of heauenly beatitudes?

1767 tr. J. J. Rousseau Misc. Wks. IV. i. 29 They have departed from the spirit of Jesus Christ, whose kingdom is not of this world, and confounding our sublunar interests with those of religion, have sullied its celestial purity.

1851 Hunt's Merchants' Mag. Feb. 147 Some clergymen..shrink with horror from the idea of dragging things sublunar into the pulpit.

1926 B. I. Wheeler Abundant Life 103 Men of the..finest intellectual and aesthetic training who were of no possible use for any sublunar purpose because they could not be relied upon to keep an appointment.

2007 B. Roest in T. Johnson Franciscans at Prayer 440 It only works when man aspires heavenly beatitude more than sublunar matters.

4. Astronomy and Geography. Of a point on the earth: having the moon in the zenith (directly overhead); such that a line from the centre of the earth to the centre of the moon would pass through the point. Cf. subsolar adj. 3, substellar adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > having star or moon vertically overhead

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substellar1892

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [adjective] > position

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1892 C. W. C. Barlow & G. H. Bryan Math. Astron. xiv. 379 Here the disturbing force tends to raise the ocean at the sub-lunar point.

1938 P. V. H. Weems Air Navigation (ed. 2) xvi. 263 The geographical position of a heavenly body is the point on the earth's surface that has the body in its zenith; in other words the substellar, subsolar, or sublunar point.

1971 Nature 31 Dec. 537/2 Most large earthquakes occur after the epicentral region has passed the sublunar or subsolar point.

2002 R. E. Chapman Physics for Geologists (ed. 2) iii. 32 The tractive forces tend to move the water towards the sublunar point and the antipode.

5. Astronomy. Within the moon's orbit and subject to its influence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [adjective] > influenced by

lunaticc1430

lunar1626

sublunar1959

1959 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 253 519 The Debye length is of order 1 cm or less in the E and F regions of the ionosphere and probably less than 1 m in interplanetary and sublunar space.

1982 InfoWorld 25 Oct. 12/3 There is probably no truth to the rumor that Barr's next project will be to connect the five Lagrange points in sublunar space with used Malibu printer ribbons.

2006 M. J. Friedman Tomorrow Men 112 What if in his madness he transported them to the airless reaches of sublunar space?

B. n.

= sublunary n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > that which is created

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1613 T. Campion Descr. Lords Maske in Relation Royall Entertainm. sig. C3 View these heau'n borne Starres, Who by my stealth are become Sublunars.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iii. 180 The moon could claim no interest upon her Vicinity to us Sublunars.

1764 F. Gentleman Trip to Moon ix. 182 In this Region of Tranquility, neither Example nor the Fear Of Disgrace..can reduce Sublunars from that turbulent Spirit.

1818 W. Frend Evening Amusements May 79 But we will now leave the Lunars to their philosophy, and attend to the appearances in the heavens to us Sublunars during this month.

1958 L. Thorndike Hist. Magic & Exper. Sci. VII. xv. 468 Poncius adds that the heavens can be incorruptible, even though they are of the same matter as sublunars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sublunar
释义	sublunaradj.n. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈluːnə/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈlunər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sublunaris. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sublunaris existing or situated under the moon (late 4th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), earthly, terrestrial (13th cent in British sources), mundane, material (from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin sub- sub- prefix + lūnāris lunar adj.; compare Hellenistic Greek ὑποσέληνος , ὑποσελήνιος . In quot. 1598 immediately after Middle French sublunaire sublunary adj. Compare later sublunary adj., sublunary n. N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (sɒ̆blⁱū·năɹ) /səˈbljuːnə(r)/. A. adj. 1. Existing or situated beneath the moon; = sublunary adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [adjective] > beneath sublunar1598 sublunary1601 sublunarian1858 1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques i. iii. 25 A certaine vertuous influence..pierceth, quickeneth, nourisheth and gouerneth all things vnder the Moone, called Sublunar [Fr. sublunaires], variable and inconstant. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 777 Now had night measur'd with her shaddowie Cone Half way up Hill this vast Sublunar Vault. View more context for this quotation 1749 W. Shervington Occas. Poems 64 This fair sublunar Ball, Where green-wav'd oceans flow. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. i. 93 The City's moon-lit spires and myriad lamps, Like stars in a sublunar sky did glow. 1922 Eng. Hist. Rev. 37 540 Many questions..concerning astronomy and the rule of the superior bodies over our sublunar world. 2007 J. T. Robinson S. Ibn Tibbon's Comm. Ecclesiastes iv. 101 That the planets and spheres influence the sublunar world was already recognized by Aristotle. 2. Of, in, or belonging to this world; = sublunary adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > [adjective] earthlyOE netherOE lowc1225 terrene13.. terrestre1340 temporalc1380 earthyc1429 terrestrialc1460 inferial?a1475 mundanec1475 mundial1499 earthish?1533 terrenala1555 terreal1598 terrestrene1599 sublunary1609 sublunar1610 mundal1614 temporarya1616 earth-born1626 terranean1653 circumterraneous1678 subcelestial1706 terraneousa1711 terrean1714 terrigenal1744 subastral1752 geotic1755 tellurian1786 worldly1812 telluric1813 transglobal1953 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iv. 94 Those Cœlestiall creatures..being void of this corrupt mixture which is found in all creatures Sublunar. 1708 Brit. Apollo 1–3 Dec. That all Sublunar Joys duration want. 1788 M. Scott Messiah i. 24 Their souls..Nought but sublunar wealth and pomp desir'd. 1851 Q. Rev. July 129 He is exposed for having introduced the portrait of a sublunar patroness into a votive picture. 1901 E. Phillpotts Fancy Free 234 In the midst of a rather promising literary career, it pleased Providence to remove me from the sub-lunar puppet-show. 2004 N. Sinkoff Out of Shtetl iii. 120 Maimonides called the second faculty of the soul the nefesh medabberet (‘the speaking soul’), which distinguished man from all other sublunar beings. 3. Characteristic of this world and its concerns; = sublunary adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [adjective] > material or not spiritual fleshlyc1175 bodilya1340 temporalc1380 worldyc1380 claylya1400 elementaryc1440 mondiala1500 gross1509 fleshly-wise1542 elemental1574 outward1574 natural1581 terrestrene1599 elementated1605 sublunary1609 temporarya1616 subluminary1625 sublunar1625 outwardlya1642 material1843 intramundane1845 unethereal1861 naturistic1886 1625 in tr. Jocelin Life Glorious Bishop S. Patricke Ep. Ded. p. xi Is this the forme of belief that hath ingendred in our worthy Ancestors such contempt of sublunar felicity, such detestation of sensuall blandishments, & such thirst of heauenly beatitudes? 1767 tr. J. J. Rousseau Misc. Wks. IV. i. 29 They have departed from the spirit of Jesus Christ, whose kingdom is not of this world, and confounding our sublunar interests with those of religion, have sullied its celestial purity. 1851 Hunt's Merchants' Mag. Feb. 147 Some clergymen..shrink with horror from the idea of dragging things sublunar into the pulpit. 1926 B. I. Wheeler Abundant Life 103 Men of the..finest intellectual and aesthetic training who were of no possible use for any sublunar purpose because they could not be relied upon to keep an appointment. 2007 B. Roest in T. Johnson Franciscans at Prayer 440 It only works when man aspires heavenly beatitude more than sublunar matters. 4. Astronomy and Geography. Of a point on the earth: having the moon in the zenith (directly overhead); such that a line from the centre of the earth to the centre of the moon would pass through the point. Cf. subsolar adj. 3, substellar adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > having star or moon vertically overhead sublunar1892 substellar1892 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [adjective] > position sublunar1892 substellar1892 subastral1906 1892 C. W. C. Barlow & G. H. Bryan Math. Astron. xiv. 379 Here the disturbing force tends to raise the ocean at the sub-lunar point. 1938 P. V. H. Weems Air Navigation (ed. 2) xvi. 263 The geographical position of a heavenly body is the point on the earth's surface that has the body in its zenith; in other words the substellar, subsolar, or sublunar point. 1971 Nature 31 Dec. 537/2 Most large earthquakes occur after the epicentral region has passed the sublunar or subsolar point. 2002 R. E. Chapman Physics for Geologists (ed. 2) iii. 32 The tractive forces tend to move the water towards the sublunar point and the antipode. 5. Astronomy. Within the moon's orbit and subject to its influence. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [adjective] > influenced by lunaticc1430 lunar1626 sublunar1959 1959 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 253 519 The Debye length is of order 1 cm or less in the E and F regions of the ionosphere and probably less than 1 m in interplanetary and sublunar space. 1982 InfoWorld 25 Oct. 12/3 There is probably no truth to the rumor that Barr's next project will be to connect the five Lagrange points in sublunar space with used Malibu printer ribbons. 2006 M. J. Friedman Tomorrow Men 112 What if in his madness he transported them to the airless reaches of sublunar space? B. n. = sublunary n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > that which is created creaturec1300 making1340 feature1483 facturea1500 sublunar1613 sublunary1625 subcelestial1652 1613 T. Campion Descr. Lords Maske in Relation Royall Entertainm. sig. C3 View these heau'n borne Starres, Who by my stealth are become Sublunars. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iii. 180 The moon could claim no interest upon her Vicinity to us Sublunars. 1764 F. Gentleman Trip to Moon ix. 182 In this Region of Tranquility, neither Example nor the Fear Of Disgrace..can reduce Sublunars from that turbulent Spirit. 1818 W. Frend Evening Amusements May 79 But we will now leave the Lunars to their philosophy, and attend to the appearances in the heavens to us Sublunars during this month. 1958 L. Thorndike Hist. Magic & Exper. Sci. VII. xv. 468 Poncius adds that the heavens can be incorruptible, even though they are of the same matter as sublunars. 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