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sublunary

/sʌbˈluːnəri/

/sʌbˈlunɛri/

Translations

sublunarynoun

sublunaries

/sʌbˈluːnəri/

/sʌbˈluːnɛri/

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

mortelEmploi substantivé, littéraire; désigne un être humain, par opposition aux êtres célestes.

The philosophers contrasted angels with mere sublunaries.

Les philosophes opposaient les anges à de simples mortels.

sublunaryadjective

more sublunary

Comp.

most sublunary

Super.

/sʌbˈluːnəri/

/sʌbˈlunɛri/

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

Le poète opposait souvent les préoccupations sublunaires de la vie quotidienne à la beauté éternelle des étoiles.

Additional translations

terrestreS’emploie pour insister sur le caractère du monde humain, par opposition au céleste.

mondainSurtout littéraire; valeur « de ce monde, ordinaire, non céleste ».

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sublunarynoun

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

The philosophers contrasted angels with mere sublunaries.

sublunaryadjective

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.