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Definition of Sublunary

Sublunary
Sublunar Sub*lu"nar, Sublunary Sub"lu*na*ry, a. [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.] Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under. --South.
Sublunary
Sublunary Sub"lu*na*ry, n. Any worldly thing. [Obs.]

Meaning of Sublunary from wikipedia

- In Aristotelian physics and Gr**** astronomy, the sublunary sphere is the region of the geocentric cosmos below the Moon, consisting of the four classical...
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- to be perfectly concentric spheres in a superlunary region above the sublunary sphere. Aristotle had ****erted that these bodies (in the superlunary region)...
- Sublunary Editions, 2024 "Kateb Yacine | Algerian author | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022. "Kateb Yacine, Nedjma". "Sublunary...
- distinction made between good and evil spirits. Under Iranian influence, the sublunary sphere was traced to inspiring angels. Philo of Alexandria already identified...
- appeared to be a continuous image due to the effect of refraction from sublunary material, citing his observation of the conjunction of Jupiter and Mars...
- earth, water, air and fire - with fire at the top, Aristotle saw the sublunary world as surmounted by the sphere of fire. Aristotle's conception became...
- layers surrounding the center of the Earth and form the terrestrial or sublunary spheres. In ancient Gr**** medicine, each of the four humours became ****ociated...
- arranged concentrically around the center of the Universe to form the sublunary sphere. According to Aristotle, water is both cold and wet and occupies...
-  495–570 CE) was critical of this view, arguing that if the Milky Way was sublunary (situated between Earth and the Moon) it should appear different at different...