sublunary
pronunciation
How to pronounce sublunary in British English:
UK [sʌb'lu:nərɪ]
How to pronounce sublunary in American English:
US [sʌb'lunərɪ]
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- Adjective:
- situated between the earth and the moon
- of this earth
Word Origin
- sublunary (adj.)
- 1590s, "situated under the moon," hence "earthly, mundane" (old cosmology), from Modern Latin sublunaris, from sub- (see sub-) + lunaris (see lunar).
Example
- 1. But the baron was exalted by wine , wrath , and scorn , above all sublunary considerations .
- 2. A marriage where not only esteem , but passion is kept awake , is , I am convinced , the most perfect state of sublunary happiness . -- Frances brooke .
- 3. Debates about the legacy of the games can seem a little beside the point-rather like arguments about whether this sublunary life has any meaning if there isn 't another one after it .