antediluvian

an·te·di·lu·vi·an

A0327800 (ăn′tĭ-də-lo͞o′vē-ən)adj.1. Bible Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.2. Extremely old or old-fashioned. See Synonyms at old.

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[From ante- + Latin dīluvium, flood; see diluvial.]

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an′te·di·lu′vi·an n.

antediluvian

(ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən; -daɪ-) adj1. (Bible) belonging to the ages before the biblical Flood (Genesis 7, 8)2. old-fashioned or antiquatednan antediluvian person or thing[C17: from ante- + Latin dīluvium flood]

an•te•di•lu•vi•an

(ˌæn ti dɪˈlu vi ən)

adj. 1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8. 2. out of date; antiquated: antediluvian ideas. n. 3. an old-fashioned person or thing. [1640–50; ante- + Latin dīluvi(um) a flood, deluge + -an¹]

antediluvian

a person who lived before the Flood. — antediluvian, adj.See also: Antiquity

antediluvian

Belonging to a time before the flood described in the Bible.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antediluvian - any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian delugeantediluvian patriarchpatriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
	2.	antediluvian - a very old person ancientgolden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person
Adj.	1.	antediluvian - of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; "antediluvian man"antediluvial
	2.	antediluvian - so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"antiquated, archaicold - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

antediluvian

adjective old-fashioned, ancient, antique, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, antiquated, passé, out of the ark (informal), old as the hills those antediluvian days before television

antediluvian

adjective1. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:age-old, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable.Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.2. Of, existing, or occurring in a distant period:ancient, early, primitive.

Translations

antédiluvienantidiluvianoantediluvianoдопотопный