Antonyms for sublunary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb lʊˌnɛr i, sʌbˈlu nə ri

Definition of sublunary

Origin : 1590s, from Modern Latin sublunaris, from sub- (see sub-) + lunaris (see lunar).

As in mortal : adj human
As in temporal : adj material, worldly
As in terrestrial : adj earthly
As in worldly : adj material, nonreligious
As in tellurian : adj earthly
As in telluric : adj earthly
As in terrene : adj earthly
As in earthly : adj physically concerning land or its inhabitants

Example sentences :

Providence has a hand in this, as in all other sublunary dispensations.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Happiness in this sublunary state can scarcely be felt, but by a comparison with misery.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

William Quirke has a wish to remain in this sublunary sphere.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Prudence with them is a matter of thrill like the rest of sublunary contrivances.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

He, as I knew, was not in a state to interest himself in any sublunary matters.
Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad

That will all be provided; it is well not to be anxious concerning these sublunary things.
Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke

What cared he for the sordid affairs of the sublunary sphere?
Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez

It could not be anything else if belonging to a sublunary world; and to this it appeared to belong.
Extract from : « The Boy Slaves » by Mayne Reid

What striking lessons have we had of the precarious tenure of all sublunary possessions!
Extract from : « A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. » by William Wilberforce

Sublunary divinities, crimes should not be attributed to, iv.
Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)

Synonyms for sublunary

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