Synonyms for sublunary
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb lʊˌnɛr i, sʌbˈlu nə ri |
Top 10 synonyms for sublunary Other synonyms for the word sublunary
- alluvial
- animate
- banausic
- bipedal
- carnal
- civil
- corporeal
- creatural
- earthbound
- earthen
- earthlike
- earthy
- ecce homo
- evanescent
- finite
- fleshly
- fugacious
- geotic
- global
- human
- impermanent
- in all creation
- material
- momentary
- mortal
- mundane
- natural
- nonsacred
- nonspiritual
- passing
- perishable
- precarious
- profane
- prosaic
- secular
- subastral
- subcelestial
- sublunary
- subsolar
- tellurian
- telluric
- terraqueous
- terrene
- terrestrial
- transient
- uncelestial
- under the sun
- ungodly
- unhallowed
- unsacred
- unsanctified
- unspiritual
- weak
- worldly
Définition 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
- 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)
Antonyms for sublunary
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