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Meaning of antediluvian patriarch

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

antediluvian

Pronunciation:/ˌantɪdɪˈluːvɪən/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Ancient or antiquated.

    Synonyms:antediluvialoldprehistoric

  2. Extremely dated.

    Example: Those ideas are antediluvian.

    Synonyms:datedold-fashioned

  3. Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.

    Synonyms:preflood

  4. Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.

    Synonyms:antediluvial
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antediluvian

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antediluvianpatriarchicancientnesspatriarchateancestorgrandfathergrandfatherlyforefather