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Definition of subcelestial in English: subcelestialadjective ˌsʌbsəˈlɛstɪəl 1Existing below or beneath a heavenly or ethereal realm; material (as opposed to ethereal). Now rare or historical. 2In weakened sense: earthly, mundane, inferior. Compare "sublunary". Now rare (chiefly archaic and poetic). 3Astronomy. Situated or occurring beneath the celestial sphere, specifically on the earth directly beneath the zenith.
noun ˌsʌbsəˈlɛstɪəl A subcelestial entity or being. Also (with the): such beings collectively.
Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Eden (c1520–1576), translator. From sub- + celestial. Definition of subcelestial in US English: subcelestialadjectiveˌsʌbsəˈlɛstɪəl 1Existing below or beneath a heavenly or ethereal realm; material (as opposed to ethereal). Now rare or historical. 2In weakened sense: earthly, mundane, inferior. Compare "sublunary". Now rare (chiefly archaic and poetic). 3Astronomy. Situated or occurring beneath the celestial sphere, specifically on the earth directly beneath the zenith.
nounˌsʌbsəˈlɛstɪəl A subcelestial entity or being. Also (with the): such beings collectively.
Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Eden (c1520–1576), translator. From sub- + celestial. |