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Meanings of antediluvian patriarch in English

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antediluvià

Any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge.

antediluvià
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Examples for "antediluvian"
Examples for "antediluvian"
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Compared to other countries like the United States or Germany, it's antediluvian.
The Guardian
2
For company he has dusty books, an antediluvian tape recorder and tapes.
The Guardian
3
No one in her family has bothered with polite pleasantries since antediluvian times.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
4
I dare say the place does look antediluvian to young eyes.
The Three Brides
5
What caused the rapid eclipse of faith in the antediluvian world?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
Usage of antediluvian patriarch in English
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He found me in a retirement I doat on, living like an antediluvian patriarch among my children and grandchildren, and tilling my soil.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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The film, which stars Russell Crowe as the antediluvian patriarch, has nevertheless performed superbly at the US box office since opening on 28 March.
The Guardian
3
Among the antediluvian patriarchs were Adam, Seth, Enoch and Noah.
The Theology of Holiness
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Thus Enmeduranki, the prototype of the seventh Antediluvian patriarch of Berossus, was traditionally revered as the first exponent of divination.
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition
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Another difficulty relates to the age of the antediluvian patriarchs, which was about tenfold the present term of life for robust and healthful men.
Companion to the Bible
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