Antediluvian – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
antediluvian
adj.
before the Flood (Biblical); antiquated, ancient
Antediluvian
The
antediluvian (alternatively
pre-diluvian or
pre-Flood or even
tertiary)
period—meaning "before the deluge"—is the period referred to in the
Bible between the
Fall of man and the
Deluge (flood) in the
biblical cosmology. The narrative takes up chapters 1-6 (excluding the flood narrative) of the
Genesis. The term found its way into early
geology and lingered in science until the late
Victorian era. Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period.
antediluvian
Noun
1. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge
(synonym) antediluvian patriarch
(hypernym) patriarch
2. a very old (or old fashioned) person
(hypernym) oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager
Adjective
1. of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood; "Antediluvian man"
(synonym) antediluvial
(pertainym) diluvian, diluvial
2. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
(synonym) antiquated, archaic
(similar) old
Antediluvian
(n.)
One who lived before the Deluge.
(a.)
Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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