Both Uses of
terrestrial
in
The Screwtape Letters
- Number XVII appears to have been composed before rationing became serious; but in general the diabolical method of dating seems to bear no relation to terrestrial time and I have not attempted to reproduce it.†
Chpt Pref. *
- You will find, if you look carefully into any human's heart, that he is haunted by at least two imaginary women—a terrestrial and an infernal Venus, and that his desire differs qualitatively according to its object.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
relating to the planet Earth; or to worldly matters rather than heavenly matters
or:
relating to land (in contrast to sea or air)
or:
describing a planet that has a compact rocky surface
or:
relating to land (in contrast to sea or air)
or:
describing a planet that has a compact rocky surface