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sublunary

/sʌbˈluːnəri/

/sʌbˈlunɛri/

sublunarysubstantiv

sublunaries

Pl.

/sʌbˈluːnəri/

/sʌbˈluːnɛri/

Rare: an inhabitant or thing belonging to the earthly (sublunary) world.

Definitionen

A being or object that exists on earth as opposed to in the heavens; an earth-dweller.

The philosophers contrasted angels with mere sublunaries.

sublunaryadjektiv

more sublunary

Komp.

most sublunary

Super.

/sʌbˈluːnəri/

/sʌbˈlunɛri/

Übersetzungen

The poet wrote about the sublunary world and its fleeting nature.

Поэт писал о подлунном мире и его мимолетной природе.

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of the terrestrial world; earthly or mundane.

The poet often contrasted the sublunary concerns of daily life with the eternal beauty of the stars.

Situated beneath the moon; pertaining to the region or sphere below the moon as opposed to the celestial realm.

In medieval cosmology, the sublunary sphere was believed to be subject to change and decay.

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