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adjective
Terrene  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance.
2.
Earthy; terrestrial. "God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene." "Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and terrene honor." "Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience."






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"Terrene" Quotes from Famous Books



... before had been the Recorder of Mansoul, Mr. Conscience by name, and told him, That, forasmuch as he was well skilled in the law and government of the town of Mansoul, and was also well-spoken, and could pertinently deliver to them his Master's will in all terrene and domestic matters, therefore he would also make him a minister for, in, and to the goodly town of Mansoul, in all the laws, statutes, and judgments of the famous town of Mansoul. 'And thou must,' said the Prince, 'confine thyself to the teaching of moral virtues, ...
— The Holy War • John Bunyan

... sun, at his command, From space illimitable, void and dark, Sprang jubilant, and angel hierarchies, Whose long hosannahs pealed from orb to orb, Sang, Glory be to Thee, God of all worlds! Then beautiful the ball of this terrene Rolled in the beam of first-created day, And all its elements obeyed the voice Of Him, the great Creator; Air, and Fire, 10 And Earth, and Water, each its ministry Performed, whilst Chaos from his ebon throne Leaped ...
— The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 • William Lisle Bowles

... thoughts of woe; and in my heart I feel A something keener than the touch of steel, As if, to-day, a danger unforeseen Had track'd thy path,—as if my prayers had been Misjudged in Heaven, or drown'd in demon-shouts Beyond the boundaries of the coasts terrene. ...
— A Lover's Litanies • Eric Mackay

... free from affectation, a friend of justice, a worshipper of the gods, kind, affectionate, strenuous in all proper acts. Strive to continue to be such as philosophy wished to make thee. Reverence the gods, and help men. Short is life. There is only one fruit of this terrene life—a pious disposition and social acts. Do everything as a disciple of Antoninus. Remember his constancy in every act which was conformable to reason, and his evenness in all things, and his piety, and the serenity of his ...
— Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus • Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

... the tripod table laden with delicious bread and cheese, surmounted by a brown mug of true Taunton ale. We instinctively took our seats; and there must have been some downright witchery in the provisions which surpassed all of its kind; nothing like it on the wide terrene, and one glass of the Taunton, settled it to an axiom. While the dappled sun-beams played on our table, through the umbrageous canopy, the very birds seemed to participate in our felicities, and poured forth their selectest anthems. As we sat in our sylvan hall of splendour, a company ...
— Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey • Joseph Cottle



Words linked to "Terrene" :   telluric, terrestrial, earthly



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