Wordie: Antediluvian: Comments

Comment by logos, about 1 year ago

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:17:25 +0000

Thank you. I have a visual problem from time to time.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:58:30 +0000

Logos, you might want to check the spelling on your profile, then.

Comment by logos, about 1 year ago

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:46:43 +0000

This is my fave word of all time !

Comment by arby, over 2 years ago

Fri, 18 May 2007 16:53:13 +0000

Ah, I thought it was just archaic in general. I love the synonyms for this one.

Roget's II

ADJECTIVE: 1. Of, existing, or occurring in a distant period: ancient, early, primitive. See START. 2. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past: age-old, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable. Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills. See NEW.

Comment by liu_xing, over 2 years ago

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:46:36 +0000

goes very well with 'prelapsarian'

I first heard in used in a Donovan song in the 60's.

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:36:53 +0000

Comment by seanahan, over 2 years ago

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:56:33 +0000

Well Tank, that's the first place I heard it, but I've since heard it used otherwise.

Comment by tankexmortis, over 2 years ago

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:49:59 +0000

I hope I'm not the only one who thought this was only a term from Vampire: the Masquerade...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antediluvians_%28World_of_Darkness%29

... I only played the Troika computer game! Don't look at me like that!

Creationism in our lives...

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:21:06 +0000

Now used to mean "prehistoric", this word etymologically refers to "before the flood" (the one described in the book of Genesis). I don't mind; it sounds beautiful.