TERRENE

mundane, terrene

(adjective) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; “not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind”; “so terrene a being as himself”

tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene

(adjective) of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

terrene (comparative more terrene, superlative most terrene)

Pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial, worldly, as opposed to heavenly, marine.

• Sir Walter Raleigh

Noun

terrene

(poetic) The Earth's surface; the earth; the ground.

• Tenfold the length of this terrene. — Milton.

Etymology 2

Noun

terrene (plural terrenes)

Dated form of tureen.

Anagrams

• enterer, re-enter, re-entre, reenter, reentre, reënter, terreen

Source: Wiktionary

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Ter*rene", n.

Definition: A tureen. [Obs.] Walpole.

Ter*rene", a. Etym: [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]

1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. Holland.

2. Earthy; terrestrial. God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. Sir W. Raleigh. Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and terrene honor. O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone. Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. Hickok.

Ter*rene", n. Etym: [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain.]

1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic] Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton.

2. (Surv.)

Definition: The surface of the ground.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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