irdisch
earthly, terrestrial
English translations
- 01
earthly
- 02
earthly
Word details
- German meaning
- Bezieht sich auf die Erde oder das Leben auf der Erde, im Gegensatz zum Himmel oder dem Göttlichen.
- English meaning
- earthly
- Synonym
- weltlich, diesseitig
- German example
- Wir müssen uns um die irdischen Dinge kümmern, bevor wir über das Jenseits nachdenken können.
- English example
- We must take care of earthly things before we can think about the afterlife.
- Comparative
- irdischerSuperlative: am irdischsten
Related words
- unterirdisch
underground
- überirdisch
supernal
- unirdisch
unearthly
- überirdisch
unearthly
- überirdisch
supernatural
- überirdisch
otherworldly
- unterirdisch
subterranean
- oberirdisch
above ground
- oberirdisch
superficial
- oberirdisch
above ground
- außerirdisch
Extraterrestrial
- unterirdisch
Underground
- den Weg alles Irdischen gehen
To pass away
- aboveground
oberirdisch
- Katakombe
catacomb
- Gruft
A crypt is an underground room or vault used as a burial place, often located beneath a church or cemetery.
- Grundwasser
Groundwater
- Alien
Alien
- Kryptoportikus
Cryptoporticus
- Erstkontakt
First contact
- Teufelspakt
A devil's pact is a fictional agreement in which a person sells their soul to the devil in order to gain earthly benefits.
- extrasolar
"Extrasolar" means located or relating to outside our solar system, especially in reference to planets.
- weltlich
Secular means not religious or spiritual, but related to the everyday, earthly world.
- wahnhaft
Delusional
- extramundan
Extramundane
- Mine
Mine
- ätherisch
ethereal
- Erdapfel
Potato
- Falltürspinne
Trapdoor spider
- Düker
Inverted siphon
- Zisterne
Cistern
- Ufologe
A ufologist is a person who studies unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and extraterrestrial life.
- Pyramidologe
Pyramidologist
- Mulder
Mulder is the last name of one of the main characters, Fox Mulder, from the TV series 'The X-Files'.
- Wünschelrute
A divining rod is a Y-shaped stick or rod traditionally used to locate underground water sources, metals, or other hidden items.
- Science-Fiction-Literatur
Science fiction literature
- Rhizom
Rhizome
- Wurzelstock
rhizome
- Unterflurbehälter
Underground container
- bunkerbrechend
Bunker-busting
- U-Bahn
subway
- chthonisch
Relating to or inhabiting the underworld; earthbound.
- Tunnel
Tunnel
- Verlies
dungeon
- Zwiebel
Onion
- Knolle
tuber
- Trüffel
Truffle
- Untergrundbahn
Subway
Example sentences with “irdisch”
Alles Irdische ist vergänglich. (Everything earthly is transient.)
Frequently asked questions
How is irdisch used in literature?
It is an adjective often used to contrast the mundane world with the spiritual or divine.