post-diluvianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)dʌɪˈl(j)uːvɪən/,

/ˌpəʊs(t)dᵻˈl(j)uːvɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)dəˈluviən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: post- prefix, Latin dīluvium , -an suffix.

Etymology: < post- prefix + classical Latin dīluvium flood, deluge (see diluvium n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier antediluvian adj. and slightly later diluvian adj.

A. adj.

Existing, happening, or living, after the Flood described in the book of Genesis, or (later) after a widespread flood as described in other mythological traditions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of the time of the flood or Noah > post-diluvian

post-diluvian1680

post-diluvial1872

1680 T. Lawson Mite into Treasury 9 The Ante-diluvian and Post-diluvian Patriarchs, that is, the Fathers that lived before and after the Flood.

1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. xiii. 41 Had this Antediluvian wise man been raised from the dead to converse with the postdiluvian fathers, or even with Noah.

1759 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) II. 496 Nothing on the postdiluvian earth could be more pleasant than the road from hence.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. i. 15 The pristine ages of the post-diluvian world.

1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiii. 285 I have referred above only to the question of historic or postdiluvian man.

1911 Catholic Encycl. XI. 549/1 The same systematic difference of 100 years in the period before the birth of the first-born appears likewise in the lives of the postdiluvian patriarchs.

1957 Folklore Stud. 16 298 Throughout Southeast Asia and even throughout the Pacific over to Peru, the post-diluvian tribal origin is attributed to an incest of one or the other kind, or to a miraculous pregnancy of an ancestress.

2000 William & Mary Q. 57 834 We learn of..the widely held belief that the Americas were settled by postdiluvian Scythians.

B. n.

A person living in the biblical period after the time of the Flood; anyone living at any period after the Flood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > other historical periods > one who lived in

post-diluvian1684

Old Kingdom1889

Villanovan1924

Warring States1929

Eblaite1976

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 221 If they allow the post-diluvians to have liv'd six hundred..years, that being clearly beyond the standard of our lives.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 43 The contracting of the Age of the Postdiluvians.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 264. ⁋5 Methusalem might be half an Hour in telling what a Clock it was; but as for us Postdiluvians, we ought to do every Thing in Hast.

1830 J. Douglas Truths Relig. iii. 140 The history of the first postdiluvians has indeed passed away.

1878 J. C. Southall Epoch of Mammal i. 7 If the post-diluvians set out with a knowledge of the arts of life, and were dispersed over the face of the earth, [how did it happen] that the palæolithic tribes of Western Europe ‘forgot so soon the use of metals’?

1936 Times 5 June 8/2 Apparently Mr. Spurling and possibly other post-diluvians are not fully acquainted with them.

1998 H. C. Brichto Names of God ii. vii. 326 The ten post-diluvians' lifetimes decline from the 600 years of Shem to the 175 years of Abram.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	post-diluvian
释义	post-diluvianadj.n. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)dʌɪˈl(j)uːvɪən/, /ˌpəʊs(t)dᵻˈl(j)uːvɪən/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)dəˈluviən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: post- prefix, Latin dīluvium , -an suffix. Etymology: < post- prefix + classical Latin dīluvium flood, deluge (see diluvium n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier antediluvian adj. and slightly later diluvian adj. A. adj. Existing, happening, or living, after the Flood described in the book of Genesis, or (later) after a widespread flood as described in other mythological traditions. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of the time of the flood or Noah > post-diluvian post-diluvian1680 post-diluvial1872 1680 T. Lawson Mite into Treasury 9 The Ante-diluvian and Post-diluvian Patriarchs, that is, the Fathers that lived before and after the Flood. 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. xiii. 41 Had this Antediluvian wise man been raised from the dead to converse with the postdiluvian fathers, or even with Noah. 1759 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) II. 496 Nothing on the postdiluvian earth could be more pleasant than the road from hence. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. i. 15 The pristine ages of the post-diluvian world. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiii. 285 I have referred above only to the question of historic or postdiluvian man. 1911 Catholic Encycl. XI. 549/1 The same systematic difference of 100 years in the period before the birth of the first-born appears likewise in the lives of the postdiluvian patriarchs. 1957 Folklore Stud. 16 298 Throughout Southeast Asia and even throughout the Pacific over to Peru, the post-diluvian tribal origin is attributed to an incest of one or the other kind, or to a miraculous pregnancy of an ancestress. 2000 William & Mary Q. 57 834 We learn of..the widely held belief that the Americas were settled by postdiluvian Scythians. B. n. A person living in the biblical period after the time of the Flood; anyone living at any period after the Flood. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > other historical periods > one who lived in post-diluvian1684 Old Kingdom1889 Villanovan1924 Warring States1929 Eblaite1976 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 221 If they allow the post-diluvians to have liv'd six hundred..years, that being clearly beyond the standard of our lives. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 43 The contracting of the Age of the Postdiluvians. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 264. ⁋5 Methusalem might be half an Hour in telling what a Clock it was; but as for us Postdiluvians, we ought to do every Thing in Hast. 1830 J. Douglas Truths Relig. iii. 140 The history of the first postdiluvians has indeed passed away. 1878 J. C. Southall Epoch of Mammal i. 7 If the post-diluvians set out with a knowledge of the arts of life, and were dispersed over the face of the earth, [how did it happen] that the palæolithic tribes of Western Europe ‘forgot so soon the use of metals’? 1936 Times 5 June 8/2 Apparently Mr. Spurling and possibly other post-diluvians are not fully acquainted with them. 1998 H. C. Brichto Names of God ii. vii. 326 The ten post-diluvians' lifetimes decline from the 600 years of Shem to the 175 years of Abram. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1680
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