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sublunary

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 \Sub"lu*na*ry\, n.
   Any worldly thing. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

sublunary
     adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunar}, {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}, {terrestrial}]
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