sublunary
adjective
sub·lu·na·ry ˌsəb-ˈlü-nə-rē 
ˈsəb-lu̇-ˌner-ē
variants or less commonly sublunar
ˌsəb-ˈlü-nər
also -ˌnär
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world
dull sublunary lovers
John Donne
John Donne
Synonyms
- carnal
- earthborn
- earthbound
- earthly
- fleshly
- material
- mundane
- temporal
- terrene
- terrestrial
- worldly
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Example Sentences
like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end
Recent Examples on the Web Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans. Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere. Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021 But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well. Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018
Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere. Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021 But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well. Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
modification of Late Latin sublunaris, from Latin sub- + luna moon — more at lunar
First Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined above
sublunary
adjective
as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mundane
- temporal
- terrestrial
- earthly
- terrene
- animal
- bodily
- physical
- worldly
- earthbound
- corporeal
- carnal
- earthborn
- material
- fleshly
- corporal
- daily
- diurnal
- anthropocentric
- unspiritual
- anthropic
- anthropical
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- celestial
- heavenly
- empyrean
- supernal
- nontemporal
- metaphysical
- unearthly
- divine
- unworldly
- empyreal
- spiritual
- religious
- sacred
- utopian
- transcendental
- devotional
- extraterrestrial
- transcendent
- Elysian
- supernatural
- ethereal