antiquity

[ an-tik-wi-tee ]

/ ænˈtɪk wɪ ti /

the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity.

ancient times; former ages: the splendor of antiquity.

the period of history before the Middle Ages.

the peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times.

Usually antiquities. something belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs.

Origin of antiquity

1350–1400; Middle English antiquite < Anglo-French < Latin antīquitās, equivalent to antīqu(us) old (see antique) + -itās -ity

pre·an·tiq·ui·ty, noun, plural pre·an·tiq·ui·ties. sub·an·tiq·ui·ty, noun, plural sub·an·tiq·ui·ties.

“The origin of Brokpas is lost in antiquity,” a research article from the University of Delhi notes.

The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans |Nina Strochlic |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
I just think the cold is blissful”—a pause for an inside-joke smile—“in my antiquity.

The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 |Peter Richmond |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Still, the tradition of a hero with a younger, or everyman, acolyte stretches back to antiquity.

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As a center of Christian antiquity, Mosul is considered by many Middle Eastern Christians to be one of their holiest cities.

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The danger of the 300 series is that it denies the same dimensionality to Greek antiquity.

‘300’ Is a Misleading, Muscle-Bound Travesty of Ancient History |James Romm |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Dr. Buchner assigns to them an antiquity of from seven thousand to ten thousand years.

A Manual of the Antiquity of Man |J. P. MacLean
Our Edwards and Henries illustrate the almost unrivalled splendour and antiquity of the house of Brunswick.

Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3 |Henry Hallam
The princess's attitude was that of a priestess of antiquity.

Christmas Stories from French and Spanish writers |Antoinette Ogden
Epaminondas is, perhaps, the brightest name of all antiquity.

Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2 |John Frederick Schroeder
Where must we look for the origin of this delight in antiquity, and the preference shown for it?

We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18) |Friedrich Nietzsche

antiquity

/ (ænˈtɪkwɪtɪ) /

the quality of being ancient or very old a vase of great antiquity

the far distant past, esp the time preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

the people of ancient times collectively; the ancients