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Earthly vs Sublunary - What's the difference?

earthly | sublunary |

Sublunary is a synonym of earthly.



As adjectives the difference between earthly and sublunary

is that earthly is relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven while sublunary is situated between the earth and the moon; sublunar or cislunar.

As nouns the difference between earthly and sublunary

is that earthly is a slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something) while sublunary is any worldly thing.

As an adverb earthly

is in an earthy manner.

earthly

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven.
    • earthly joys
  • * Milton
    • This earthly load / Of death, called life.
  • * Bible, Phil. iii. 19
    • whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things
  • (negative, informal) (Used to put an emphasis)
  • * Alexander Pope
    • What earthly benefit can be the result?
  • Made of earth; earthy.
    • (Holland)

    See also

    * worldly

    Noun

    (earthlies)
  • (UK, colloquial) A slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something).
  • * 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 315:
    • ‘Then I didn't have a chance when I stood you a drink?’ I said. ‘Not an earthly !’ she said and laughed; but when I left she kissed me good-night.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • in an earthy manner

    • Anagrams

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    sublunary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Situated between the earth and the moon; sublunar or cislunar.
  • Of this world (as opposed to heaven etc.); earthly, terrestrial.
  • * Dryden
    • All things sublunary are subject to change.
  • * South
    • All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under.
  • *1719 , (Daniel Defoe), (Robinson Crusoe) :
  • *: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 any such thing as complete happiness can be formed in a sublunary state.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.19:
  • *:We must infer that God does not know of the existence of our sublunary world.

    • Derived terms

    * sublunary sphere

    Noun

    (sublunaries)
  • (obsolete) Any worldly thing.