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Definition of superlunary in English: superlunaryadjective ˌsuːpəˈluːnəriˌso͞opərˈlo͞onərē literary Belonging to a higher world; celestial. 世外的，天上的 Example sentencesExamples - Aristotelian science had distinguished between the superlunary sphere (above the moon) which was fixed and perfect, and the sublunary sphere (the moon, meteors and the earth) which was mutable.
- That which produces generation in another thing, is the whole superlunary region; though the more proximate cause is the sun, who by its comings and goings continually changes the air; from cold to heat, which again changes the earth, which alters all its contents.
- She screamed to the sky, raising her fists as if to try and hit the superlunary force behind it.
Synonyms heavenly, holy, saintly, divine, godly, godlike, ethereal, paradisical, elysian, spiritual, empyrean
OriginEarly 17th century: from medieval Latin superlunaris (see super-, lunar). Rhymesbuffoonery, poltroonery, sublunary Definition of superlunary in US English: superlunaryadjectiveˌso͞opərˈlo͞onərē literary Belonging to a higher world; celestial. 世外的，天上的 Example sentencesExamples - She screamed to the sky, raising her fists as if to try and hit the superlunary force behind it.
- Aristotelian science had distinguished between the superlunary sphere (above the moon) which was fixed and perfect, and the sublunary sphere (the moon, meteors and the earth) which was mutable.
- That which produces generation in another thing, is the whole superlunary region; though the more proximate cause is the sun, who by its comings and goings continually changes the air; from cold to heat, which again changes the earth, which alters all its contents.
Synonyms heavenly, holy, saintly, divine, godly, godlike, ethereal, paradisical, elysian, spiritual, empyrean
OriginEarly 17th century: from medieval Latin superlunaris (see super-, lunar). |