terrenal

== English == === Etymology === From Latin terrēnus + English -al. === Pronunciation === enPR: tĕ-rēn′əl, tĕr′ēn-əl (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛˈɹiːn.əl/, /teˈɹiːn.əl/; /ˈtɛɹ.iːn.əl/, /ˈteɹ.iːn.əl/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /tɛˈɹin.əl/; /ˈtɛɹ.in.əl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /teˈɹiːn.əl/; /ˈteɹ.iːn.əl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /tɛˈɹin.əl/, /tɛˈɹin.ʌl/; /ˈtɛɾ.in.əl/, /ˈtɛɾ.in.ʌl/ (India) IPA(key): /ʈɛ(ː)ˈɾiːn.al/; /ˈʈɛ(ː)ɾ.iːn.al/ Rhymes: -iːnəl, -ɛɹiːnəl Hyphenation: ter‧ren‧al === Adjective === terrenal (comparative more terrenal, superlative most terrenal) (obsolete) Synonym of terrene (“pertaining to earth or the material world”). [a. 1555–1588] === Further reading === “terrenal, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *terrēnālis. First attested in the 14th century. By surface analysis, Latin terrēnus +‎ -al. Compare terrestre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [tə.rəˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [te.reˈnal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ter‧re‧nal === Adjective === terrenal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrenals) (religion) earthly, worldly (relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven) Synonyms: terrè, mundà ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “terrenal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “terrenal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “terrenal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “terrenal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Spanish == === Etymology === From terreno +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tereˈnal/ [t̪e.reˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: te‧rre‧nal === Adjective === terrenal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terrenales) earthly, terrestrial Synonyms: mundanal, secular, terreno, terrestre Antonym: celestial worldly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “terrenal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025