antediluvian
English
Etymology
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From ante- (“before”) + Latin dīluvium (“flood”); in reference to the story of Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6–9), an early episode in the Bible.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
antediluvian (comparative more antediluvian, superlative most antediluvian)
- Ancient or antiquated.
- Synonyms: antediluvial, old, prehistoric
- Extremely dated.
- Synonyms: dated, old-fashioned
- Those ideas are antediluvian.
- Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
- (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
- Synonym: antediluvial
- Coordinate term: prelapsarian
Translations
extremely ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric
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extremely dated
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pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge
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Noun
antediluvian (plural antediluvians)
Related terms
Further reading
- antediluvian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “antediluvian”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.