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subcelestial

[ suhb-suh-les-chuhl ]

adjective

  1. being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
  2. mundane; worldly.


noun

  1. a subcelestial being.

subcelestial

/ ˌʌɪˈɛɪə /

adjective

  1. beneath the heavens; terrestrial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a subcelestial object
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subcelestial1

First recorded in 1555–65; sub- + celestial
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Subcelestial, sub-sel-est′yal, adj. under the heavens.

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But in the Phaedrus, Plato celebrates the supercelestial place, the subcelestial profundity, and every genus under this for the sake of amatory mania; the manner in which the reminiscence of souls takes place; and the passage to these from hence.

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