here below

adverb

In this world; in our mortal time on the earth.

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Meanings

adverbhere below (not comparable)
  1. not comparableChristianityIn this world; in our mortal time on the earth.

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

    1779, John Newton, “Amazing Grace”
    2 more examples

    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

    1674, Thomas Ken, “Doxology”

    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.

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

Translations

Dutch in dit leven
  • in dit levenTranslations
Finnish täällä maan päällä, täällä maankamaralla
  • täällä maan päälläTranslations
  • täällä maankamarallaTranslations
French ici-bas, dans ce bas monde
  • ici-basTranslations
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German im Diesseits, in diesem Leben
  • im DiesseitsTranslations
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  • in dieser WeltTranslations
  • hieniedenTranslations
Italian quaggiù
  • quaggiùTranslations
Polish na ziemi
  • na ziemiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

here below. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20below

MLA

“here below.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20below. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “here below,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20below.

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