1. of or relating to the earthly world; mundane or worldly as opposed to celestial or spiritual
Usage: formal; literary
2. situated beneath the moon; belonging to the region between the earth and the moon
Usage: archaic; astronomy

Examples

• The poet contrasted sublime spiritual truths with sublunary concerns.
• He dismissed such sublunary matters as money and fame.
• Ancient philosophers believed sublunary things were subject to change and decay.
• The novel explores the tension between divine love and sublunary passion.
• Medieval thinkers distinguished between sublunary and celestial realms.
• She sought to transcend sublunary existence through meditation.