latter-day

[ lat-er-dey ]

adjective

1. of a later or following period:

   latter-day pioneers.

2. of the present period or time; modern:

   the latter-day problems of our society.

latter-day

adjective

1. present-day; modern

Word History and Origins

Origin of latter-day¹

First recorded in 1835–45; latter + day

Example Sentences

White evangelicals and Latter-Day Saints are uniformly in the GOP camp.

From The Daily Beast

Think of a latter-day Americanized version of Downton Abbey—where everyone knows his or her place, and our betters look best.

From The Daily Beast

Every decent liberal should defend his right to speak against the latter-day totalitarians who denied it yesterday.

From The Daily Beast

An influential young pro-Kremlin politician is trying to get the Latter-day Saints banned from the country.

From The Daily Beast

This is an inexplicable case of lame and latter-day rather than rapid response.

From The Daily Beast

The latter day was known to the more intimate set of encyclopedists as the jour du synagogue.

From Project Gutenberg

The news of the victory was despatched to London with a rapidity prophetic of the feats performed by latter-day correspondents.

From Project Gutenberg

The character of Philippe d'Orlans belongs to a type with which readers of latter-day fiction are very familiar.

From Project Gutenberg

I stood by the railings of the green for two hours watching the latter-day Plymouth champions at their play.

From Project Gutenberg

I was talking with one of our latter-day new young men about various questions, as they call them.

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