The invention discloses a preparation method for rare earth niobate high-temperature ceramics RENbO4 (RE=Y, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Er and Yb). The adopted raw materials include rare earth oxide and niobium oxide. The method comprises the following steps: weighting the raw materials in proportion; putting the weighted raw materials and absolute ethyl alcohol into a ball-milling tank, mixing, sealing and then putting on a planetary ball mill for milling, and uniformly mixing; adding binder, namely, polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel, into the milled mixture, and then milling for a period of time, and uniformly mixing; drying and screening the mixed powder and then putting into a mold for compacting; pre-sintering; cooling, taking out the sample after pre-sintering, grinding, milling, adding polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel, and then milling, drying and screening; putting the powder after screening in the mold and compacting, and then sintering for the second time. The preparation method has the advantages of high technical purity, low impurity content, low product preparation cost and suitability for bath production. The targeted product is expected to become a novel high temperature-resisting, antioxidant and abrasion-resisting ceramic material.