terrestrial

English

Etymology

From Latin terrestris, from terra (“land, earth, ground”).

Noun

terrestrial (plural terrestrials)

1. An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
2. (botany) A ground-dwelling plant.

Synonyms

• (inhabitant of the earth): earthling, Earthman/Earthwoman, tellurian, Terran

Adjective

terrestrial (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants.
2. Of, relating to, or composed of land.
3. Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.

   a terrestrial plant

4. Concerned with the world or worldly matters.
5. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.
   • 1974,, “A Sure Trumpet Sound: Quotations from President Lee”, Ensign, page 77: 

     We are now living and obeying celestial laws that will make us candidates for celestial glory; or we are living terrestrial laws that will make us candidates for terrestrial glory; or telestial.

   • 1977,, Bruce R. McConkie, “A New Commandment: Save Thyself and Thy Kindred!”, Tambuli, page 5: 

     Theirs is an everlasting terrestrial inheritance because they rejected the truth when it was offered to them in mortality.

Synonyms

• planetary
• tellurian, telluric, Terran, terrene
• (of, relating to, or composed of land): land
• (concerned with the world): earthly, mundane, sublunary, worldly

Antonyms

• (living or growing on land): aerial, aquatic, arboreal, epiphytic
• (of, related to, or made of land): aerial
• (concerned with the world): celestial, spiritual

Derived terms

Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)

extraterrestrial subterrestrial superterrestrial

supraterrestrial terrestrial albedo terrestrially

terrestrial navigation terrestrial planet terrestrial telescope

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to terrestrial (adjective)

terra terrace terracotta

terrain terrene terrier

territorial territory

Translations

of, relating to, or inhabiting the Earth or its inhabitants

Esperanto: tera (eo)

Romanian: terestru (ro) m. and n.

living or growing on land; not aquatic

Czech: suchozemský (cs) m. French: terrestre (fr) m. and f.

Hungarian: szárazföldi (hu) Romanian: terestru (ro), neacvatic (ro)

of, pertaining to, or made of land

Ido: terala (io)

of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory

References

• terrestrial at OneLook Dictionary Search