sublunary

[ suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈsʌb lʊˌnɛr i, sʌbˈlu nə ri /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sublunary ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.

characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial.

mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure.

Also sub·lu·nar

[suhb-loo-ner]. /sʌbˈlu nər/.

Origin of sublunary

1585–95; <Late Latin sublūn(āris) (see sub-, lunar) + -ary

Words nearby sublunary

sublingual pit, sublingual vein, subliterate, subliterature, sublittoral, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation, submachine gun, submammary mastitis, submandibular duct

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Example sentences from the Web for sublunary

This would serve to impress the reader with the woeful vicissitudes of sublunary things.
Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
Providence has a hand in this, as in all other sublunary dispensations.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327|Various
What striking lessons have we had of the precarious tenure of all sublunary possessions!
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.|William Wilberforce
The Princess thought that, of all sublunary things, knowledge was the best.
Rasselas|Samuel Johnson

But the Baron was exalted by wine, wrath, and scorn above all sublunary considerations.
Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for sublunary

sublunary

/ (sʌbˈluːnərɪ) /

adjective

situated between the moon and the earth

of or relating to the earth or world

Word Origin for sublunary

C16: via Late Latin, from Latin sub- + lūna moon

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单词	sublunary
释义	sublunary [ suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree ] / ˈsʌb lʊˌnɛr i, sʌbˈlu nə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sublunary ON THESAURUS.COM adjective situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon. characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial. mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure. Also sub·lu·nar [suhb-loo-ner]. /sʌbˈlu nər/. Origin of sublunary 1585–95; <Late Latin sublūn(āris) (see sub-, lunar) + -ary Words nearby sublunary sublingual pit, sublingual vein, subliterate, subliterature, sublittoral, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation, submachine gun, submammary mastitis, submandibular duct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sublunary This would serve to impress the reader with the woeful vicissitudes of sublunary things. Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2\|Nathaniel Hawthorne Providence has a hand in this, as in all other sublunary dispensations. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327\|Various What striking lessons have we had of the precarious tenure of all sublunary possessions! A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.\|William Wilberforce The Princess thought that, of all sublunary things, knowledge was the best. Rasselas\|Samuel Johnson But the Baron was exalted by wine, wrath, and scorn above all sublunary considerations. Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete\|Sir Walter Scott British Dictionary definitions for sublunary sublunary / (sʌbˈluːnərɪ) / adjective situated between the moon and the earth of or relating to the earth or world Word Origin for sublunary C16: via Late Latin, from Latin sub- + lūna moon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sublunary temporal, earthly, frail, materialistic, sensual, physical, mundane, secular, earthy, practical, terrestrial, worldly, carnal, perishable, passing, transient, ephemeral, fading, lay, mortal
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sublunary

adjective

Origin of sublunary

Words nearby sublunary

Example sentences from the Web for sublunary

British Dictionary definitions for sublunary

adjective

Word Origin for sublunary

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