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terrenal

Syllables: ter·ren·al/tɛˈɹiːn.əl/US/tɛˈɹin.əl/

terrenal adjective: synonym of terrene (“pertaining to earth or the material world”).

Adjective

terrenal (comparative more terrenal, superlative most terrenal)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of terrene (“pertaining to earth or the material world”).
    • Nam regnũ terrenum expectabant,1547, Cœlius Secundus Curio, Pro vera et antiqua Ecclesiæ Christi autoritate (overall work in Latin), Basel, page 87; translated as John Philpot, transl., Defence of the Old and Ancient Authority of...
    Synonyms:
    terrene

Synonyms of terrenal

Forms of terrenal

comparativemore terrenal
superlativemost terrenal

Origin of terrenal

From Latin terrēnus + English -al.

Words that rhyme with terrenal

Questions about terrenal

What does terrenal mean?
Terrenal means synonym of terrene (“pertaining to earth or the material world”).
What part of speech is terrenal?
Terrenal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce terrenal?
Terrenal is pronounced /tɛˈɹiːn.əl/ (UK).

Words near terrenal in the dictionary

  1. Terrell rotation
  2. terrella
  3. terrellae
  4. terrellas
  5. Terrels
  6. terrenal
  7. Terrence
  8. Terrenceville
  9. terrene
  10. Terrene Sea
  11. terrenely

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