Sublunary Definition & Meaning

sublunary
adjective
  1. situated between the earth and the moon
  2. of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"

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