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Definition: On Earth |
On EarthAdverb1. Used with question words to convey surprise; "what on earth are you doing?". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Absence | Nobody; nobody present, nobody on earth; not a soul; ame qui vive. |
Unconformity | Interjection: what on earth! what in the world! What the devil! Holy cow! Can you top that?; Sacre bleu. |
Unsubstantiality | Nothing, naught, nil, nullity, zero, cipher, no one, nobody; never a one, ne'er a one; no such thing, none in the world; nothing whatever, nothing at all, nothing on earth; not a particle; (smallness); all talk, moonshine, stuff and nonsense; matter of no importance, matter of no consequence. thing of naught, man of straw, John Doe and Richard Roe, faggot voter; nominis umbra, flash in the pan, vox et praeterea nihil. |
Wonder | Interjection: lo, lo and behold! O! heyday! halloo! what! indeed! really! surely! humph! hem! good lack, good heavens, gad so! welladay! dear me! only think! lackadaisy! my stars, my goodness! gracious goodness! goodness gracious! mercy on us! heavens and earth! God bless me! bless us, bless my heart! odzookens! O gemini! adzooks! hoity-toity! strong! Heaven save the mark, bless the mark! can such things be! zounds! 'sdeath! what on earth, what in the world! who would have thought it!; (inexpectation); you don't say so! You're kidding!. No kidding? what do you say to that! nous verrons! how now! where am I? |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: On Earth |
| English words defined with "on earth": Chiliasm, Chiliast, Coriolis effect ♦ Dog lichen ♦ Earth-received time, ERT ♦ Fifth monarchy men ♦ Millennialist ♦ Peter ♦ Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, St Peter, St Peter the Apostle ♦ Under the sun ♦ Vicar of Jesus Christ, Visible church. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "on earth": Abida, Acid Deposition, Alpha-Carbon Reaction, Astræa, Auroral zone ♦ Berengarians, bioastronautics, BRIMSTONE ♦ Church Militant ♦ Digital Library Initiative ♦ earth exploration satellite, earth resources satellite, EASTMAN, ETR ♦ FRIEND ♦ Geosynchrononous, global positioning system, Gods ♦ hibernating spacecraft ♦ Magnetic reconnection, Marriages are Made in Heaven, Mormon Creed, MUMM ♦ OSTRICH ♦ Polar orbit ♦ radar astronomy, Ravenswood, respite ♦ Sibyls, Space Weather, STILTS, Synchronous orbit ♦ TANTALUS ♦ Weather ♦ Youth. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "on earth": Nimbus. (references) |
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Screenplays | Everything dead on earth, except us. A chance for Mother Nature to start again (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) From their first day on Earth they will be able top look up and know that there is law and order in the heavens (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood) Where you're going is the only place on earth where the geese chase you. (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp) Why on earth not (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton) What on Earth brought you to Casablanca (Casablanca; writing credit: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. Based on the play 'Everybody Comes to Rick's' by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.) | |
Lyrics | We'll make heaven a place on earth (Heaven Is A Place On Earth; performing artist: Belinda Carlisle) Give me peace on earth (Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth); performing artist: George Harrison) Oh, heaven on earth is all you see, you're out of touch with reality (Everybody Plays the Fool; performing artist: Aaron Neville) Down here on earth. (One Voice; performing artist: Billy Gilman) Without love no life left on earth (Without Love; performing artist: Donna Lewis) | |
Clever | Even though a marriage is made in Heaven, the maintenance work has to be done here on Earth! (references; author: unknown) God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I will live forever. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Origin of Life on Earth (1972) What on Earth! (1967) The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) Christmas on Earth (1963) Heaven on Earth (1960) | |
Song Titles | Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) (performing artist: George Harrison) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | If springtime on Earth were anything like it will be on Uranus, we would be experiencing waves ... Credit: NASA. |  | Though ozone may be diminishing on Earth, it is being manufactured one-half billion miles ... Credit: NASA. |
 | A fumarole on an Aleutian Island The Aleutian islands are among the most volcanically active areas on Earth. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Don't miss this greatest show on earth. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Lan' sakes! Those terrible Turks have been given the wailing wall of Palestine : what on earth would I do without mine!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | P.T. Barnum's greatest show on earth, and great London circus, Sanger's Royal British menagerie & grand international allied shows. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Greatest department store on earth; -- and every day a bargain day / J.S. Pughe ; J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Chip 'o the old block R.L. Scott's funniest play on earth. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | J.H. La Pearl's combination of sure hits the most versatile and high grade artists on earth. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | US out of Vietnam for life on earth : national student anti-war conference, Cleveland, Ohio, February 13, 14, 15, 1970. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | What on earth are you doing for Heaven's sake? |
Daniel Webster | Justice, Sir, is the great interest of man on earth. |
Decimus Junius Juvenal | A rare bird on earth, comparable to a black swan. |
Edmund Spenser | That here on earth is no sure happiness. |
Jean Paul Richter | The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Every offense is avenged on earth. |
John Lyly | Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on earth. |
Martin Luther | Christians are rare people on earth. |
William Shakespeare | Blessed are the peacemakers on earth. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Where there is no judge on earth, the appeal lies to God in heaven. (Second Treatise of Government) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961 | With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own. (reference) |
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Last Chance To See | Douglas Adams | Somewhere not too far from here, toward the middle of the island, there may have been heaven on earth, but hell had certainly set up business on its porch |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | All is not over on earth, since we can yet reason falsely |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Evil company on earth is so noxious that even the plants, as if by instinct, withdraw from the company of whatsoever is deadly or hurtful to them |
The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde | Jack: What on earth do you mean |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Data collected during this mission, which are still being analyzed, may help to explain the mechanisms of recovery from balance disorders experienced on Earth as well as in the space environment. (references) | |
Economic History | Syria | Archaeologists have demonstrated that Syria was the center of one of the most ancient civilizations on earth. (references) |
Canada | Canada has the world's highest penetration of PCs on a per capita basis and is one of the best-wired nations on earth. (references) | |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Kimbanguism, officially "the church of Christ on Earth by the prophet Simon Kimbangu," now has about 3 million members, primarily among the Bakongo of Bas-Congo and Kinshasa. (references) | |
Human Rights | Iran | During the latter part of 2000, an SCC began the trial of Hojatoleslam Hassan Yousefi Eshkevari, a cleric who participated in the Berlin conference, on charges of apostasy and "corruption on earth," which potentially carry the death penalty. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RESPITE, n. A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable the Executive to determine whether the murder may not have been done by the prosecuting attorney. Any break in the continuity of a disagreeable expectation. Altgeld upon his incandescend bed Lay, an attendant demon at his head. "O cruel cook, pray grant me some relief -- Some respite from the roast, however brief." "Remember how on earth I pardoned all Your friends in Illinois when held in thrall." "Unhappy soul! for that alone you squirm O'er fire unquenched, a never-dying worm. "Yet, for I pity your uneasy state, Your doom I'll mollify and pains abate. "Naught, for a season, shall your comfort mar, Not even the memory of who you are." Throughout eternal space dread silence fell; Heaven trembled as Compassion entered Hell. "As long, sweet demon, let my respite be As, governing down here, I'd respite thee." "As long, poor soul, as any of the pack You thrust from jail consumed in getting back." A genial chill affected Altgeld's hide While they were turning him on t'other side. Joel Spate Woop |
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Rush Limbaugh | Human cultures can be vastly different, yet the human heart desires the same good things everywhere on Earth. |
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John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | But peace in space will help us naught once peace on earth is gone. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Scarred by the weaknesses of man, with whatever guidance God may offer us, we must nevertheless and alone with our mortality, strive to ennoble the life of man on earth. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on Earth. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | In a truly open market, we can out-compete anyone, anywhere on Earth. |
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Expressions using "on earth": heaven on earth ♦ hell on earth ♦ how on earth do you know? ♦ life on earth ♦ nobody on earth ♦ suffer hell on earth. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "on earth"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 幹麼 (whatever for, why on earth). (various references) | |
Czech | ráj na zemi (heaven on earth). (various references) | |
Dutch | Systeem voor uitwisseling van aardobservatiegegevens (INFEO, INFormation on Earth Observation system). (various references) | |
Finnish | mitä ihmeessä? (what on earth). (various references) | |
French | ici bas. (various references) | |
German | nur (alone, exclusively, just, mere, merely, only, simply, singly, solely), auf erden, auf der erde. (various references) | |
Greek | υποφέρω τα πάνδεινα (suffer hell on earth). (various references) | |
Hebrew | עלי א"מות (in this world). (various references) | |
Hungarian | itt lenn a földön (here below, here below on earth), hogy az (how in the world, how on earth), hogy a pokolba (how in the world, how on earth), hogy a ménkűbe (how in the world, how on earth), hogy a csudába (how in the world, how on earth), e földi életben (here below on earth), az égvilágon semmi oka nincs (there is no reason on earth), az égvilágon semmi (there is no reason on earth), ördögbe (how in the world, how on earth), értelme nincs (there is no reason on earth). (various references) | |
Italian | Sistema di informazione sull'osservazione della terra (INFEO, INFormation on Earth Observation system), informazioni in merito al sistema di osservazione della Terra (INFEO, Information on Earth Observation systems). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "き地獄 (hell on earth), 桃源 (paradise on earth, Shangri-La), 天下一 (best on earth, unique thing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いきじ"く (hell on earth, living hell), とう'" (paradise on earth, Shangri-La, tundra), て"かいち (best on earth, unique thing). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onay earthay.(various references) | |
Romanian | de unde naiba ştii? (how on earth do you know?). (various references) | |
Russian | на земле (under the canopy). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 24 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ina de eidhte oti exousian ecei o uioV tou anqrwpou epi thV ghV afienai amartiaV eipen tw paralelumenw soi legw egeirai kai araV to klinidion sou poreuou eiV ton oikon sou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ut autem sciatis quia Filius hominis potestatem habet in terra dimittere peccata ait paralytico tibi dico surge tolle lectum tuum et vade in domum tuam |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þæt ge witon þæt mannes sunu on eoroan anweald hæfð synna to forgyfanne; And he sæde þam laman. þe ic secge aris. nim þin bed: and ga on þin hus; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But that ye wite, that mannus sone hath power in erthe to foryyue synnes, he seide to the sijk man in palesie, Y seie to thee, ryse vp, take thi bed, and go in to thin hous. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But that ye maye knowe that the sonne of ma hath power to forgeve synnes on erth he sayde vnto ye sicke of the palsie: I saye to the aryse take vp thy beed and go home to thy housse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the sick with the palsy, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 24 |
| Cebuano | Apan aron kamo mahibalo nga ang Anak sa Tawo may kagahum diay dinhi sa yuta sa pagpasaylog mga sala" --siya miingon sa tawo nga paralitico--ako magaingon kanimo, bangon, dad-a ang imong gihigdaan ug pumauli ka sa imong balay." |
| Chinese | 但 要 叫 們 知 " 人 子 在 地 上 有 赦 罪 的 權 柄 、 就 對 癱 子 說 、 我 吩 ' 、 起 來 、 拿 的 褥 子 回 家 去 罷 。 |
| Croatian | Ali da znate: Vlastan je Sin Èovjeèji na zemlji otpuštati grijehe!" I reèe uzetomu: "Tebi zapovijedam: ustani, uzmi nosiljku i idi kuæi!" |
| Danish | Men for at I skulle vide, at Menneskesønnen har Magt på Jorden til at forlade Synder," så sagde han til den værkbrudne: "Jeg siger dig, stå op, og tag din Seng, og gå til dit Hus!" |
| Finnish | Mutta tietääksenne, että Ihmisen Pojalla on valta maan päällä antaa syntejä anteeksi," - hän sanoi halvatulle - "minä sanon sinulle: nouse, ota vuoteesi ja mene kotiisi." |
| French | Or, afin que vous sachiez que le Fils de l`homme a sur la terre le pouvoir de pardonner les péchés: Je te l`ordonne, dit-il au paralytique, lève-toi, prends ton lit, et va dans ta maison. |
| Haitian Creole | Enben, m'ap fè nou konnen mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, mwen gen pouvwa sou latè pou m' padonnen peche tande. Apre sa, Jezi di nonm paralize a: Se mwen menm k'ap pale avè ou: Leve kanpe, pran kabann ou, ale lakay ou. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi sekarang Aku akan membuktikan kepada kalian bahwa di atas bumi ini Anak Manusia berkuasa untuk mengampuni dosa." Lalu Yesus berkata kepada orang yang lumpuh itu, "Bangunlah, angkat tempat tidurmu, dan pulanglah!" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi supaya kamu mengetahui, bahwa Anak manusia ada kuasa di dalam dunia ini mengampuni dosa," maka kata-Nya kepada orang yang sakit tepok itu, "Aku berkata kepadamu, bangunlah engkau, angkat tempat tidurmu, pulanglah ke rumahmu." |
| Maori | Otiia kia matau ai koutou he mana muru hara to te Tama a te tangata i runga i te whenua, ka mea ia ki te pararutiki, Ko taku kupu tenei ki a koe, Whakatika, tangohia ake tou moenga, haere ki tou whare. |
| Norwegian | Men forat I skal vite at Menneskesønnen har makt på jorden til å forlate synder - så sa han til den verkbrudne: Jeg sier dig: Stå op og ta din seng og gå hjem til ditt hus! |
| Rumanian | Dar, ca sq wtiyi cq Fiul omului are putere pe pqmknt sq ierte pqcatele: -,Yie kyi poruncesc`, a zis El slqbqnogului, ,scoalq-te, ridicq-yi patul, wi du-te acasq`` |
| Russian | оП ЮФП'Щ ЧЩ ЪОБМЙ, ЮФП уЩО юЕМПЧЕЮЕУЛЙК ЙНЕЕФ ЧМБУФШ ОБ ЪЕНМЕ ТПЭБФШ ЗТЕИЙ, --УЛБЪБМ пО ТБУУМБ'МЕООПНХ: ФЕ'Е ЗПЧПТА: ЧУФБОШ, ЧПЪШНЙ ПУФЕМШ ФЧПА Й Й"Й Ч "ПН ФЧПК. |
| Shuar | Wats, Aents Ajasu tutai Wisha tunaan tsankuratniun Yusa kakarmarin takakjai. Jujai nekaatarum tusan wats itiurchat Tárumna nuna Túrattajai." Nuyá emearun chicharuk Tímiayi "Amesha wajakim, tampuram achikiam ame jeemiin Wetá." |
| Spanish | Pero para que sepáis que el Hijo del Hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados, --dijo al paralítico--: A ti te digo: ¡Levántate, toma tu camilla y vete a tu casa! |
| Swahili | Basi, nataka mjue kwamba Mwana wa Mtu anao uwezo wa kusamehe dhambi duniani." Hapo akamwambia huyo mtu aliyepooza, "Simama, chukua kitanda chako uende zako nyumbani." |
| Uma | Jadi', kupopohiloi-koi karia-na kuasa-ku mpo'ampungi jeko'." Ngkai ree, kamewili' -na hi topungku toei, na'uli' -ki: "Ku'uli' -koko, memata-moko, ongko' -mi pokowaa' -nu, pai' nculii' -moko." |
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| Words within the letters "a-e-h-n-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: anther, atoner, hornet, nother, ornate, thenar, throne. | |
-2 letters: antre, atone, earth, hater, heart, heron, honer, neath, north, noter, oaten, oater, orate, other, rathe, tenor, thane, thorn, throe, toner, torah, trona, trone. | |
-3 letters: aeon, aero, ante, earn, eath, etna, haen, haet, hant, hare, hart, hate, hear, heat, hent, hern, hero, hoar, hoer, hone, hora. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: anchoret, antihero. | |
+2 letters: abhorrent, anchorets, anchorite, anorthite, antechoir, earthborn, handwrote, northeast, senhorita. | |
+3 letters: achondrite, anastrophe, anchorites, anorthites, antechoirs, antiheroes, antiheroic, beachfront, chlorinate, earthbound, euphoriant, hatemonger, headstrong, herniation, hibernator, hierophant, homopteran, honeyeater, housetrain, hypertonia, marathoner, motherland, neuropathy, nonthermal, northeasts, octahedron, outhearing, overhating, parenthood, senhoritas, technocrat, thorianite, trochanter. | |
+4 letters: abhorrently, achondrites, anastrophes, anorthosite, anthracnose, antiheroine, antistrophe, archenteron, atherogenic, beachfronts, botheration, chiropteran, chlorinated, chlorinates, ctenophoran, dehydration, downhearted, dreadnought, earthmoving, enteropathy, ethnography, euchromatin, euphoriants, exhortation, grandmother, hatemongers, heartbroken, hearthstone, herniations, heteroauxin, hibernation, hibernators, hierophants, homopterans, honeyeaters, houseparent, housetrains, hydrogenate, hymenoptera, hypertonias, hypocentral, ironhearted, lionhearted, lycanthrope, marathoners, metanephroi, metanephros, misanthrope, motherlands, nephropathy, neuropathic, northeaster, octahedrons, openhearted, orthopteran, outreaching, overheating, parenthoods, pentahedron, rehydration, retinopathy, rhetorician, senatorship, servanthood, shortchange, shorthanded, snapshooter, stenography, technocracy, technocrats, tetrahedron, thorianites, throatiness, thromboxane, trochanters, tryptophane, unseaworthy, weatherworn. | |
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