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noun, plural an·tiq·ui·ties.the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity. ancient times; former ages: the splendor of antiquity. the period of history before the Middle Ages. the peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times. Usually antiquities. something belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs. Origin of antiquity1350–1400; Middle English antiquite<Anglo-French <Latin antīquitās, equivalent to antīqu( us) old (see antique) + -itās-ity OTHER WORDS FROM antiquitypre·an·tiq·ui·ty, noun, plural pre·an·tiq·ui·ties.sub·an·tiq·ui·ty, noun, plural sub·an·tiq·ui·ties.Words nearby antiquityantique, antique glass, antiquer, antiquey, antiquities, antiquity, antirachitic, antiracism, antiradical, antirecessionary, antireflection coating Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antiquity“The origin of Brokpas is lost in antiquity,” a research article from the University of Delhi notes. The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST I just think the cold is blissful”—a pause for an inside-joke smile—“in my antiquity. The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Still, the tradition of a hero with a younger, or everyman, acolyte stretches back to antiquity. Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight|Rich Goldstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a center of Christian antiquity, Mosul is considered by many Middle Eastern Christians to be one of their holiest cities. ISIS Robs Christians Fleeing Its Edict in Mosul: Convert, Leave, or Die|Andrew Slater|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The danger of the 300 series is that it denies the same dimensionality to Greek antiquity. ‘300’ Is a Misleading, Muscle-Bound Travesty of Ancient History|James Romm|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dr. Buchner assigns to them an antiquity of from seven thousand to ten thousand years. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean Our Edwards and Henries illustrate the almost unrivalled splendour and antiquity of the house of Brunswick. Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3|Henry Hallam The princess's attitude was that of a priestess of antiquity. Christmas Stories from French and Spanish writers|Antoinette Ogden Epaminondas is, perhaps, the brightest name of all antiquity. Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2|John Frederick Schroeder Where must we look for the origin of this delight in antiquity, and the preference shown for it? We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18)|Friedrich Nietzsche
British Dictionary definitions for antiquity
noun plural -tiesthe quality of being ancient or very olda vase of great antiquity the far distant past, esp the time preceding the Middle Ages in Europe the people of ancient times collectively; the ancients 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 Words related to antiquityantique, relic, ruin, age, hoariness, archaicism, ancientness, venerableness, old age, elderliness, time immemorial |