an·tiq·ui·ty ( n-t k w-t )n. pl. an·tiq·ui·ties 1. Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages. 2. The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times: inventions unknown to antiquity. 3. The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age: a carving of great antiquity. 4. Something, such as an object or a relic, belonging to or dating from ancient times. Often used in the plural. |
antiquity
Noun
pl -ties
1. great age
2. the far distant past
3. antiquities objects dating from ancient times
Antiquity
See also greece and greeks; history.
a person who lived before the Flood. — antediluvian, adj.
an interest in the customs, art, and social structure of earlier peoples and civilizations. — antiquarian, n., adj.
the field of description of antiquities. — archaeographical, adj. — archaeographer, n.
the scientific study of human remains and artifacts. — archaeologist, archeologist, n. — archeologie, archaeologic, archeological, archaeological, adj.
the study of the language and culture of ancient Assyria. — Assyriologist, n. — Assyriological, adj.
the principles or style of classic art or literature. — classicist, n.
the study of ancient Egyptian language, history, and culture. — Egyptologist, n. — Egyptological, adj.
the deciphering and interpreting of ancient inscriptions. — epigraphist, epigrapher, n. — epigraphic, epigraphical, adj.
the study of Etruscan civilization, especially its artifacts and language. — Etruscologist, n.
Ancient Greek culture and ideals. — Hellenist, n.
Rare. the research and composition of treatises about relics. — lipsanographer, n.
the study of mummies.
the study of ancient writings, including inscriptions. — paleographer, palaeographer, n. — paleographic, palaeographic, adj. papyrology the study of ancient writings on papyrus. — papyrologist, n.
a person who lived after the Flood. — post-diluvian, adj.
the policies and actions distinctive of ancient Rome.
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| Noun | 1. |  antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europelustrum - a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census catacomb - an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars bay wreath, laurel wreath, laurel - (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory pantheon - (antiquity) a temple to all the gods toga virilis - (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship humour, humor - (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile" dithyramb - (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) pean, paean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) torch race - (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next Ana - mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu Egyptian deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians Ra, Re - ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods Semitic deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites Persian deity - a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians Chinese deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks Roman deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans Bacchus - (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus Norse deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen Phrygian deity - deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor centurion - (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers choragus - (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome procurator - (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet tribune - (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests history - the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history" historic period, age - an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" |
| 2. | antiquity - extreme oldness oldness - the quality of being old; the opposite of newness | |
| 3. |  antiquity - an artifact surviving from the pastantique - any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity relic - an antiquity that has survived from the distant past Roman building - a building constructed by the ancient Romans |
antiquity
noun 1. distant past, ancient times, time immemorial, olden days
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