Superterrestrial vs Extraterrestrial - What's the difference?
superterrestrial | extraterrestrial |
Above the Earth or earthly concerns.
* 1979 , Henry Clarence Thiessen, Vernon D. Doerksen, Lectures in Systematic Theology
Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien
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As adjectives the difference between superterrestrial and extraterrestrial
is that superterrestrial is above the Earth or earthly concerns while extraterrestrial is originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.As a noun extraterrestrial is
a being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.superterrestrial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Secondly, modern criticism argues that a tangible or palpable body is not adapted to a superterrestrial abode. But this is ignoring the fact that the stars and the planets are superterrestrial, and yet they are material.
extraterrestrial
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(wikipedia extraterrestrial)Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials . }}
