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- Dictionaryantediluvian/ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪən/
adjective
- 1. of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood: "gigantic bones of antediluvian animals" Similar
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The meaning of ANTEDILUVIAN is of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible. How to use antediluvian in a sentence. Did you know?
extremely old-fashioned: My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women. Synonym. antiquated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. ageing. ancient. anti-progressive. antiquated. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. have had its/your day idiom. hoary. outdatedly. outmoded. outworn. passé.
The antediluvian (alternatively pre-diluvian or pre-flood) period is the time period chronicled in the Bible between the fall of man and the Genesis flood narrative in biblical cosmology. The term was coined by Thomas Browne (1605 – 1682).
extremely old-fashioned: My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women. Synonym. antiquated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. aging. ancient. anti-progressive. antiquated. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. have had its/your day idiom. hoary. outdatedly. outmoded. outworn. passé.
Antediluvian means "before the flood" — that is, the Biblical flood with Noah's ark. Generally, though, the word is used — often humorously — to describe something really, really old.
Antediluvian definition: of or belonging to the period before the Biblical Flood.. See examples of ANTEDILUVIAN used in a sentence.
Definition of antediluvian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
