antiquity
English Thesaurus
1. an artifact surviving from the past (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | artefact, artifact, |
| definition | : | a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | antique, |
| definition | : | any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | relic, |
| definition | : | an antiquity that has survived from the distant past (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roman building, |
| definition | : | a building constructed by the ancient Romans (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stela, stele, |
| definition | : | an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings (noun.artifact) |
2. extreme oldness (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | oldness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being old; the opposite of newness (noun.attribute) |
3. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | age, historic period, |
| definition | : | an era of history having some distinctive feature (noun.time) |
| part meronym | : | history, |
| definition | : | the aggregate of past events (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | lustrum, |
| definition | : | a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | catacomb, |
| definition | : | an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | circus, |
| definition | : | (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | galley, |
| definition | : | (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | bay wreath, laurel, laurel wreath, |
| definition | : | (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | pantheon, |
| definition | : | (antiquity) a temple to all the gods (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | toga virilis, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | humor, humour, |
| definition | : | (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state (noun.body) |
| domain member category | : | dithyramb, |
| definition | : | (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | paean, pean, |
| definition | : | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | torch race, |
| definition | : | (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | ana, |
| definition | : | mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | lug, lugh, |
| definition | : | ancient Celtic god (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | egyptian deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | ra, re, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | semitic deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | persian deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | chinese deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | greek deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | roman deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | bacchus, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | norse deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | phrygian deity, |
| definition | : | deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | augur, auspex, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | centurion, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | choragus, |
| definition | : | (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | gladiator, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | pontifex, |
| definition | : | a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | procurator, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | sibyl, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | tribune, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | roman, romanic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome) (adj.pert) |
4. an artifact surviving from the past (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | antique, |
| definition | : | made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age (adj.all) |
5. extreme oldness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | age-old, antique, |
| definition | : | belonging to or lasting from times long ago (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ancient, |
| definition | : | very old (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ancient, |
| definition | : | belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire (adj.all) |
6. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time)
| derivation | : | age-old, antique, |
| definition | : | belonging to or lasting from times long ago (adj.all) |
7. an artifact surviving from the past (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | antique, |
| definition | : | made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age (adj.all) |
8. extreme oldness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | age-old, antique, |
| definition | : | belonging to or lasting from times long ago (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ancient, |
| definition | : | very old (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ancient, |
| definition | : | belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire (adj.all) |
9. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time)
| derivation | : | age-old, antique, |
| definition | : | belonging to or lasting from times long ago (adj.all) |
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