'Terrene' definitions:
Definition of 'terrene'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene]
adjective
Belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself" [syn: mundane, terrene]
Definition of 'Terrene'
From: GCIDE
- Terrene \Ter*rene"\, n. [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain.]
- 1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
- Tenfold the length of this terrene. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Surv.) The surface of the ground. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Terrene'
From: GCIDE
- Terrene \Ter*rene"\, n. A tureen. [Obs.] --Walpole. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Terrene'
From: GCIDE
- Terrene \Ter*rene"\, a. [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Earthy; terrestrial. [1913 Webster]
- God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. --Hickok. [1913 Webster]