subcelestial
/ˌsʌbsəˈlɛstɪəl/adjective
1Existing below or beneath a heavenly or ethereal realm; material (as opposed to ethereal). Now rare or historical.
- Frequently in relation to cosmological or theological hierarchies..
2In weakened sense: earthly, mundane, inferior. Compare sublunary. Now rare (chiefly archaic and poetic ).
3 Astronomy. Situated or occurring beneath the celestial sphere, specifically on the earth directly beneath the zenith.
noun
A subcelestial entity or being. Also (with the): such beings collectively.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Eden (c1520–1576), translator. From sub- + celestial.