like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end
Recent Examples on the WebPlanets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans. Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere. Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021 But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well. Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018
Word History
Etymology
modification of Late Latin sublunaris, from Latin sub- + luna moon — more at lunar