Antiquity

Definitions

1. Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.
   countable, uncountable
2. The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
3. The people of ancient times.
   countable, uncountable
4. An old gentleman.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
   countable, uncountable
6. A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
   countable, uncountable
7. The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.”

“That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.”

“You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.”

“He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have⟳ their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.”

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