What does "terrene" mean?
Terrene: Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. Holland.
Additional senses
- 2.Earthy; terrestrial. God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. Sir W. Raleigh. Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and terrene honor. O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone. Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. Hickok.
- 3.The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic] Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton.
- 4.(Surv.) The surface of the ground.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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