antediluvian - Meaning in Tamil

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antediluvian - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of antediluvian in English

antediluvian adjective

1. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

   Synonyms

   antiquated, archaic, archaic

   Examples

   • "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"
   • "antediluvian ideas"
   • "archaic laws"
2. of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

   Synonyms

   antediluvial

   Example

   • "antediluvian man"

antediluvian noun

1. a very old person

   Synonyms

   ancient

2. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

   Synonyms

   antediluvian patriarch

Description

The antediluvian 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. The narrative takes up chapters 1–6 of the Book of Genesis. The term found its way into early geology and science until the late Victorian era. Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period.

Also see "Antediluvian" on Wikipedia

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