2007-04-29 16:41:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Noun
Any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
A very old person
Adjective
Of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
2007-04-29 17:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by tdrajagopal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antediluvian is the word that refers to the period before the Great Flood mentioned in the Bible.
Spartan means practising self-denial (e.g. in diet, way of life) or resolute when facing adversity, pain, etc. From this, it would seem that antediluvian is not the antonym of spartan.
2007-04-29 16:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antediluvian means "before the flood," meaning the period of time before the great flood of Noah. It's covered by Book 5 and 6 of Genesis.
The term is also used in general to mean a period of time long ago.
2007-04-29 16:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
found spartan in dictionary, meanings, unbellished, barbaric,basic,grim, economical. Could not find antidiluvian. found diluvian which pertains to flood.
2007-04-29 16:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The others are correct, but could also for something or someone that is very very old or out of date, as in, before the great flood.
2007-04-29 16:53:08 · answer #5 · answered by howdigethere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "antediluvian" and it means "before the flood" as in Noah & the ark.
2007-04-29 16:46:17 · answer #6 · answered by John's Secret Identity™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dictionary.com
2007-04-29 16:45:03 · answer #7 · answered by Brian G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋