terrestrial
adjective
pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
superterrestrial
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a word derived from
terrestrial.
Example Sentences
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It was the rare time when life has its transit through a superterrestrial sun.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
He hurried to his atelier, and stretching the canvass began to paint as if inspired by divine power, he charmed before him the superterrestrial woman—for so he thought her—with the full glow of life.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
It is the opinion of psychologists that the most poignant excesses are induced by aspirations for superterrestrial felicities, by a desire, human, and therefore pitiable, to clutch some fringe of the mantle of stars.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Edgar Saltus
And finally, the sculpture of the west front, the Royal Portal, is the most beautiful, the most superterrestrial statuary ever wrought by the hand of man.
From The Cathedral by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
"But really," said the Prophet, who had flushed red, but who still spoke with pleasant mildness, "what influence can neighbourhood have upon such a superterrestrial matter?"
From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Robert Smythe Hichens
