sublunary
Situated beneath the moonSituated beneath the moon; specifically, between the moon and the earth.
» Aristotle believed that the sublunary sphere was made from four elements: earth, air, fire and water.
Aristoteles glaubte, dass die sublunare Sphäre aus den vier Elementen Erde, Feuer, Luft und Wasser bestehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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4 senses(historical, literary, not comparable)Situated beneath the moon; specifically, between the moon and the earth.
sublunarisch
situated between the earth and the moon
(broadly, literary, not comparable)In or of this world (as opposed to heaven, etc.); earthly, terrestrial.
(broadly, literary, not comparable)Of or relating to the material world (as opposed to clerical, sacred, or spiritual); ephemeral, temporal, worldly.
(figuratively, literary, not comparable)Inferior, subordinate.
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4 sentencesAristotle believed that the sublunary sphere was made from four elements: earth, air, fire and water.
deAristoteles glaubte, dass die sublunare Sphäre aus den vier Elementen Erde, Feuer, Luft und Wasser bestehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Whatever or wherever the supralunary may be, our world is more interested in the sublunary tribes.
Aristotle believed that the moon marked the boundary between the sublunary earthly region and the supralunary heavenly region.
"Isn't he one of the least ordinary men?" "Oh! He's the most exquisite of sublunary beings!"
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