sublunary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sublunary
    adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunar},
           {sublunary}, {cislunar}]
    2: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary
       actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an
       angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn:
       {sublunar}, {sublunary}, {terrestrial}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, n.
   Any worldly thing. [Obs.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden.
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         All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as
         well as feel the influence, of the planet they are
         under.                                   --South.
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