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Antediluvian vs Prediluvian - What's the difference?

antediluvian | prediluvian |

As adjectives the difference between antediluvian and prediluvian

is that antediluvian is ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric while prediluvian is before the Flood; antediluvian.

As a noun antediluvian

is one who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

antediluvian

English

(wikipedia antediluvian)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric.
  • Supremely dated.
    • Those ideas are antediluvian.
  • Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
  • (biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "antediluvian")

    Synonyms

    * antediluvial

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

    • Related terms

    * deluge * diluvial

    prediluvian

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • before the Flood; antediluvian