antediluvialadj.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻdᵻˈluːvɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)idəˈluviəl/,

/ˌæn(t)ədəˈluviəl/,

/ˌæn(t)ə(ˌ)daɪˈluviəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ante- prefix, diluvial adj.

Etymology: < ante- prefix + diluvial adj., probably as alteration of antediluvian adj.

1. Existing or occurring before the Flood described in the biblical book of Genesis, or (in later use) before a widespread flood as described in other mythological traditions; of or relating to the period before such a flood.

ΚΠ

1701 E. Tyson in Philos. Trans 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 775 Mankind..is not determined to any one sort [sc. of food], but has liberty to all. And 'tis probable, that the Ante-diluvial World had so likewise.

1743 F. Walsh Antediluvian World vii. 159 The terrestrial antediluvial Globe being equal and uniform..must have a right and direct Situation to the Sun.

1822 Brighton Mag. July 29 The Egyptians..expressed their abhorrence [sc. of wine] in a metaphor (namely, that wine was the blood of the giants) which clearly points to antediluvial violence and crime as its source.

1915 J. E. Talmage Jesus Christ iv. 32 The God who revealed Himself to Adam, Enoch, and all the antediluvial patriarchs and prophets down to Noah.

1975 S. Wittig Structuralism 74 He [sc. Gilgamesh] has to go back through time to the antediluvial period, and..must cross the Waters of Death.

2003 R. Rappaport in R. Porter Cambr. Hist. Sci. IV. ii. xviii. 433 To earlier writers, the antediluvial part of the earth's history could in general be measured by using Biblical chronology.

a. Geology. Earlier or older than a period of deposition of diluvial or drift deposits (originally identified with the biblical Flood: cf. diluvial adj. 2, post-diluvial adj. 1). Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > other ages or periods

antediluvial1822

psychozoic1828

pluvial1868

anthropic1893

Ozarkian1896

mature1899

interpluvial1907

Rhaeto-Liassic1909

intrapluvial1934

1822 W. Buckland in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 112 172 I have felt myself fully justified in applying the epithet diluvial, to the results of this great convulsion, of antediluvial, to the state of things immediately preceding it, and postdiluvial, or alluvial, to that which succeeded it, and has continued to the present time.

1827 Edinb. Rev. 45 317 The ante-diluvial rocks have a more compact stony aspect.

1860 E. Hitchcock Illustr. Surface Geol. (ed. 2) 123 Some of the erosions..are clearly the beds of antediluvial rivers: that is, of rivers existing upon this continent before its last submergence beneath the ocean.

1970 Isis 61 29 He [sc. Lyell] is concerned to attack the belief that these volcanic rocks can be sharply divided into antediluvial and postdiluvial categories.

2001 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 55 58 Given that the hyenas were living in the cave before the flood, the cave itself must be also antediluvial.

b. Of animals, plants, etc.: prehistoric; long extinct; such as are known only from their fossil remains; = antediluvian adj. 3.See note at antediluvian adj. 3.

ΚΠ

1824 Chemist 29 May 178/2 That great superficial covering of diluvial clay, sand, and gravel,..in which has been frequently found remains of antediluvial animals.

1866 Technologist 6 203/2 A great many well preserved antediluvial plants have been thus discovered, which are recognized as plants of our days, but more simply constructed.

1910 R. B. Bean Racial Anat. Philippine Islanders App. 233 The small stature,..and the short upper leg.., all betoken a form similar to that of the antediluvial man of Europe, Homo Heidelbergiensis.

1937 M. Weatherall & R. Weatherall tr. K. Čapek War with Newts i. vii. 100 Humans encounter living fossils! Brave captain attacks antediluvial monsters!

2013 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 25 Sept. With its large wooden stabilisers jutting out on both sides, it [sc. an old sailboat] looks like some antediluvial fish with giant gills.

3. Very antiquated; ridiculously old-fashioned or out-of-date; = antediluvian adj. 4. Now somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1855 F. S. Cozzens in Daily South Carolinian (Columbia, S. Carolina) 30 Apr. 1/2 An antediluvial sort of moustache; Such as hundreds of years had grown, When scissors and razors were quite unknown.

1867 Leeds Mercury 9 Nov. 9/6 The dons and ante-diluvial pedagogues who think that the making of Latin is the supreme test of knowledge.

1901 Hot Springs (Arkansas) Med. Jrnl. July 195 An antediluvial, antiquated, useless, and dangerous instrument which should be relegated to the realms of barbaric surgery.

1967 The Word Dec. 31/2 The censorial fraternity seems to reveal an antediluvial mentality.

2004 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 4 July h1 This was back in the antediluvial days of the 1960s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antediluvial
释义	antediluvialadj. Brit. /ˌantᵻdᵻˈluːvɪəl/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)idəˈluviəl/, /ˌæn(t)ədəˈluviəl/, /ˌæn(t)ə(ˌ)daɪˈluviəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ante- prefix, diluvial adj. Etymology: < ante- prefix + diluvial adj., probably as alteration of antediluvian adj. 1. Existing or occurring before the Flood described in the biblical book of Genesis, or (in later use) before a widespread flood as described in other mythological traditions; of or relating to the period before such a flood. ΚΠ 1701 E. Tyson in Philos. Trans 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 775 Mankind..is not determined to any one sort [sc. of food], but has liberty to all. And 'tis probable, that the Ante-diluvial World had so likewise. 1743 F. Walsh Antediluvian World vii. 159 The terrestrial antediluvial Globe being equal and uniform..must have a right and direct Situation to the Sun. 1822 Brighton Mag. July 29 The Egyptians..expressed their abhorrence [sc. of wine] in a metaphor (namely, that wine was the blood of the giants) which clearly points to antediluvial violence and crime as its source. 1915 J. E. Talmage Jesus Christ iv. 32 The God who revealed Himself to Adam, Enoch, and all the antediluvial patriarchs and prophets down to Noah. 1975 S. Wittig Structuralism 74 He [sc. Gilgamesh] has to go back through time to the antediluvial period, and..must cross the Waters of Death. 2003 R. Rappaport in R. Porter Cambr. Hist. Sci. IV. ii. xviii. 433 To earlier writers, the antediluvial part of the earth's history could in general be measured by using Biblical chronology. 2. a. Geology. Earlier or older than a period of deposition of diluvial or drift deposits (originally identified with the biblical Flood: cf. diluvial adj. 2, post-diluvial adj. 1). Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > other ages or periods antediluvial1822 psychozoic1828 pluvial1868 anthropic1893 Ozarkian1896 mature1899 interpluvial1907 Rhaeto-Liassic1909 intrapluvial1934 1822 W. Buckland in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 112 172 I have felt myself fully justified in applying the epithet diluvial, to the results of this great convulsion, of antediluvial, to the state of things immediately preceding it, and postdiluvial, or alluvial, to that which succeeded it, and has continued to the present time. 1827 Edinb. Rev. 45 317 The ante-diluvial rocks have a more compact stony aspect. 1860 E. Hitchcock Illustr. Surface Geol. (ed. 2) 123 Some of the erosions..are clearly the beds of antediluvial rivers: that is, of rivers existing upon this continent before its last submergence beneath the ocean. 1970 Isis 61 29 He [sc. Lyell] is concerned to attack the belief that these volcanic rocks can be sharply divided into antediluvial and postdiluvial categories. 2001 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 55 58 Given that the hyenas were living in the cave before the flood, the cave itself must be also antediluvial. b. Of animals, plants, etc.: prehistoric; long extinct; such as are known only from their fossil remains; = antediluvian adj. 3.See note at antediluvian adj. 3. ΚΠ 1824 Chemist 29 May 178/2 That great superficial covering of diluvial clay, sand, and gravel,..in which has been frequently found remains of antediluvial animals. 1866 Technologist 6 203/2 A great many well preserved antediluvial plants have been thus discovered, which are recognized as plants of our days, but more simply constructed. 1910 R. B. Bean Racial Anat. Philippine Islanders App. 233 The small stature,..and the short upper leg.., all betoken a form similar to that of the antediluvial man of Europe, Homo Heidelbergiensis. 1937 M. Weatherall & R. Weatherall tr. K. Čapek War with Newts i. vii. 100 Humans encounter living fossils! Brave captain attacks antediluvial monsters! 2013 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 25 Sept. With its large wooden stabilisers jutting out on both sides, it [sc. an old sailboat] looks like some antediluvial fish with giant gills. 3. Very antiquated; ridiculously old-fashioned or out-of-date; = antediluvian adj. 4. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1855 F. S. Cozzens in Daily South Carolinian (Columbia, S. Carolina) 30 Apr. 1/2 An antediluvial sort of moustache; Such as hundreds of years had grown, When scissors and razors were quite unknown. 1867 Leeds Mercury 9 Nov. 9/6 The dons and ante-diluvial pedagogues who think that the making of Latin is the supreme test of knowledge. 1901 Hot Springs (Arkansas) Med. Jrnl. July 195 An antediluvial, antiquated, useless, and dangerous instrument which should be relegated to the realms of barbaric surgery. 1967 The Word Dec. 31/2 The censorial fraternity seems to reveal an antediluvial mentality. 2004 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 4 July h1 This was back in the antediluvial days of the 1960s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1701
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