ter · ​rene

te-ˈrēn tə-;ˈter-ˌēn

(adjective) earthy, earthly, temporal, terrestrial, bodily, materially

(noun) earth, terrain

(etymology) derived form the latin, terrenus, meaning “earthly,” “wordly,” or “of the land”

terrene as namesake

the word terrene has fallen out of modern speech.

terrene was widely used by naturalists, explorers, and authors of the renaissance and pre-darwinian eras when ecological reverence was high. its usage drops in the industrial age. flash reintroductions of the word reappear in ecologically optimistic sci-fi and fantasy fiction of the flower-power decades.

we pick terrene back up to recenter ecological fitness in lifestyle. well being is ecological connectivity. every land patch and parcel is a conduit to the web of existence — a terrene garden taps in right outside your door.