Complete Definition of "terrene"

English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman, from Latin terrenus, from terra �earth�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /t�'ri:n/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial, worldly as opposed to heavenly

#:*1922: Arius, warring his life long upon the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father, and Valentine, spurning Christ�s terrene body, and the subtle African heresiarch Sabellius who held that the Father was Himself His own Son. � James Joyce, Ulysses
#:*1974: For the earth was both celestial and terrene, the down here and the up there. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Italian
Adjective
terrene p

  1. feminine of|terreno#Adjective|terreno

Category:Italian adjective forms

te:terrene
vi:terrene

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