here below

English

Adverb

here below (not comparable)

1. (Christianity) In this world; in our mortal time on the earth.
   • 1674, Thomas Ken (lyrics and music), “Doxology”:

     Praise God, from whom all blessings flow / praise Him, all creatures here below / praise Him above, ye heavenly host / praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

   • 1779, John Newton (lyrics and music), “Amazing Grace”:

     The earth shall soon dissolve like snow / The sun forbear to shine / but God who called me here below / will be forever mine.

   • 2010, John L. Heilbron, Galileo, Oxford University Press, page 120:

     And if the material of the firmament resembled that of bodies here below, a theory of motion built on experience with objects within our reach might apply also to the celestial regions.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: in dit leven
• Finnish: täällä maan päällä, täällä maankamaralla
• French: ici-bas (fr), dans ce bas monde (fr)
• German: im Diesseits; in diesem Leben; in dieser Welt, hienieden (de)
• Italian: quaggiù
• Ngazidja Comorian: duniani, harumwa ouhayati wa dunia

See also

• up above
• in the world