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adjective

Terrestrial adj.

Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial."

Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball."

Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. "Vain labors of terrestrial wit." "A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims."

Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents. "The terrestrial parts of the globe."

Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.

noun

Terrestrial n. An inhabitant of the earth.

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Etymology of 'Terrestrial'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Terrestrial" Quotes from Famous Books

... for from the moment that I heard that I was to proceed to Monterey, my heart beat tumultuously and my pulse was doubled in its circulation. I hardly know what it was that I anticipated, but certainly I had formed the idea of a terrestrial paradise. ...

— Monsieur Violet • Frederick Marryat

... and, if they should, where's the danger? You, such a believer in the romantic—stickler for old knight-errantry—instead of regretting it, should be glad! Look there! Lovers coming from all sides—suitors by land and suitors by sea! Knights terrestrial, knights aquatic. No lady of the troubadour times ever had the like; none ever honoured by such a rivalry! Come, Carmen, be proud! Stand firm on your castle-keep! Show yourself worthy to receive ...

— The Flag of Distress - A Story of the South Sea • Mayne Reid

... covered the moon's face obscuring its view of things terrestrial. When it passed and that scene upon the river was once more visible, only one figure remained still struggling bravely; still clutching at the slippery, crackling ice; still fighting, not for life alone, but for his soul's ...

— The Alchemist's Secret • Isabel Cecilia Williams

... innate vitality—"which is the life thereof," the earth's centre, or orbit, and inclination, astronomy, spirits, the rainbow, the final conflagration of our atmosphere to purify the globe, and many other matters terrestrial and celestial. Some day a patient scribe may be found to decipher this decayed manuscript and set out orderly its miscellaneous contents. I began it at eighteen, and ...

— My Life as an Author • Martin Farquhar Tupper

... reflection of the uncreated beauty of God, a likeness of the creature with its Creator, which far transcends the natural likeness imprinted by creation. True, only God and the Elect in Heaven perceive and enjoy this celestial beauty; but we terrestrial pilgrims can, as it were, sense it from afar and indulge the hope that we may one day be privileged to contemplate and enjoy the divine beauty that envelops ...

— Grace, Actual and Habitual • Joseph Pohle

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