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sublunary definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: sublunar, sublunary, 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, sublunary, terrestrial]

Merriam Webster's

also sublunar adjective Etymology: modification of Late Latin sublunaris, from Latin sub- + luna moon — more at lunar Date: 1592 of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world <dull sublunary lovers — John Donne>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 beneath the moon. 2 Astron. a within the moon's orbit. b subject to the moon's influence. 3 of this world; earthly. Etymology: LL sublunaris (as SUB-, LUNAR)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under. --South.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sublunary Sub"lu*na*ry, n. Any worldly thing. [Obs.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, subastral, subcelestial, sublunar.