postdiluvian

[ pohst-di-loo-vee-uhn ]

/ ˌpoʊst dɪˈlu vi ən /

adjective

existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.

noun

a person who lived after the Biblical Flood.

Origin of postdiluvian

1670–80; post- + diluvian

Words nearby postdiluvian

postcranial, postcubital, post-cyclic, postdate, postdeterminer, postdiluvian, postdoc, postdoctoral, postductal, postelection, postembryonic

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Example sentences from the Web for postdiluvian

He began adroitly with the only remaining family; swept the postdiluvian peoples into midnight heathenism.
Is the Devil a Myth?|C. F. Wimberly
When we leave the Deluge and come to the postdiluvian or neanthropic period, similar coincidences occur.
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History|Sir John William Dawson
But to have that late day enlivened with the vivacity of youth is much more, and in these postdiluvian times a rarity indeed.
The Works of William Cowper|William Cowper
I have referred above only to the question of historic or postdiluvian man.
The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science|John William Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for postdiluvian

postdiluvian

/ (ˌpəʊstdɪˈluːvɪən, -daɪ-) /

adjective Also: postdiluvial

existing or occurring after the biblical Flood

noun

a person or thing existing after the biblical Flood

Word Origin for postdiluvian

C17: from post- + diluvian, from Latin diluvium deluge, flood

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单词	postdiluvian
释义	postdiluvian [ pohst-di-loo-vee-uhn ] / ˌpoʊst dɪˈlu vi ən / adjective existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood. noun a person who lived after the Biblical Flood. Origin of postdiluvian 1670–80; post- + diluvian Words nearby postdiluvian postcranial, postcubital, post-cyclic, postdate, postdeterminer, postdiluvian, postdoc, postdoctoral, postductal, postelection, postembryonic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postdiluvian He began adroitly with the only remaining family; swept the postdiluvian peoples into midnight heathenism. Is the Devil a Myth?\|C. F. Wimberly When we leave the Deluge and come to the postdiluvian or neanthropic period, similar coincidences occur. The Meeting-Place of Geology and History\|Sir John William Dawson But to have that late day enlivened with the vivacity of youth is much more, and in these postdiluvian times a rarity indeed. The Works of William Cowper\|William Cowper I have referred above only to the question of historic or postdiluvian man. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science\|John William Dawson British Dictionary definitions for postdiluvian postdiluvian / (ˌpəʊstdɪˈluːvɪən, -daɪ-) / adjective Also: postdiluvial existing or occurring after the biblical Flood noun a person or thing existing after the biblical Flood Word Origin for postdiluvian C17: from post- + diluvian, from Latin diluvium deluge, flood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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