All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under. --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sublunary — Sub lu*na*ry, n. Any worldly thing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sublunary — index mundane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sublunary — 1590s, from Mod.L. sublunaris, from sub (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + lunaris (see LUNAR (Cf. lunar)) … Etymology dictionary
sublunary — *earthly, terrestrial, earthy, mundane, worldly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sublunary — [sub lo͞on′ər ē, sub′lo͞o ner΄ē] adj. [ML sublunaris < L sub , under + luna, the moon] 1. situated beneath the moon; terrestrial 2. earthly; mundane: Also sublunar … English World dictionary
Sublunary — Infobox Webcomic title = Sublunary caption = author = Reena Smith and Sarah Terry url = http://sublunary.comicgen.com/ status = Hiatus since November 9, 2005 began = September 1 2003 ended = November 9, 2005 genre = Yaoi ratings = Sublunary is a… … Wikipedia
sublunary — also sublunar adjective Etymology: modification of Late Latin sublunaris, from Latin sub + luna moon more at lunar Date: 1592 of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world < dull sublunary lovers John Donne > … New Collegiate Dictionary
sublunary — /sub loo ner ee, sub looh neuh ree/, adj. 1. situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon. 2. characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial. 3. mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure. Also, sublunar /sub looh… … Universalium
sublunary — adjective a) situated between the earth and the moon; sublunar or cislunar ...and the conversation which employed the hours between Friday and me was such as made the three years which we lived there together perfectly and completely happy, if… … Wiktionary
Sublunary sphere — The sublunary sphere is a concept derived from Greek astronomy. It is the region of the cosmos from the Earth to the Moon, consisting of the four classical elements: earth, water, air, and fire. Beginning with the Moon, up to the limits of the… … Wikipedia
