immemorial
extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial.
Origin of immemorial
1Other words for immemorial
Other words from immemorial
- im·me·mo·ri·al·ly, adverb
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How to use immemorial in a sentence
“We acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced occupation of their territory,” the statement goes on to say, “and we honor and respect the many diverse Indigenous people connected to this land on which we gather from time immemorial.”
Walker and the “Indian Question” | Simson Garfinkel ’87, PhD ’05 | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewPeople have, of course, been sleeping outdoors since time immemorial.
A New Book Explores the Fascinating History of Camping | Erin Berger | June 7, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe history of open memorials is perhaps best seen in spontaneous gestures of grief that are immemorial.
What should a coronavirus memorial look like? This powerful statement on gun violence offers a model. | Philip Kennicott | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostWe’ve got many, many Indigenous peoples and cultures who have lived here, as they say, since time immemorial.
‘I...really struggled through this one’: A Republican senator chose history over oil and gas | Darryl Fears | March 4, 2021 | Washington PostLee was apparently unaware that the nominee’s Pueblo relatives are among the tribes that consider Bears Ears a sacred place, tracing their connections to the land to time immemorial.
Why Senate Republicans fear Deb Haaland | Julian Brave NoiseCat | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post
As Larkin would no doubt expect, the history of dubious royal parenting steps back to time immemorial.
Ah yes, the threat wielded against the deliberately childless since time immemorial: Conform or you will regret it!
Know that the world honors in and through you the builders of a country that is both immemorial and fragile, always under threat.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: André Malraux’s Bangladesh, Before the Radicals | Bernard-Henri Lévy | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese are the same tactics that management has used since time immemorial.
And we have done so in a ritual that is ageless and tribal from time immemorial.
The tobacco plant seems to have been cultivated in Mexico from time immemorial.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.He permitted a plurality of wives, conforming in this point to the immemorial usage of the orientals.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Mrs. Jordan delivered herself of various immemorial sentiments which met the usual applause.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdHence the apron, which is a Masonic emblem, has from time immemorial been the covering of shame.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteShe wrote one charming book after another, at astonishingly short intervals, with every appearance of immemorial ease.
The Creators | May Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for immemorial
/ (ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl) /
originating in the distant past; ancient (postpositive in the phrase time immemorial)
Origin of immemorial
1Derived forms of immemorial
- immemorially, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with immemorial
see time immemorial.
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