Noachian

[ noh-ey-kee-uh n ]

/ noʊˈeɪ ki ən /

adjective

of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.

Also No·ach·ic

[noh-ak-ik, -ey-kik] /noʊˈæk ɪk, -ˈeɪ kɪk/, No·ach·i·cal, No·ah·ic

[noh-ey-ik] /noʊˈeɪ ɪk/.

Origin of Noachian

1670–80; Noach (variant of Noah) + -ian

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Examples from the Web for noachian

Years later Meyer read to him an account of the Noachian Deluge, and he wept bitterly.
Historical Mysteries|Andrew Lang
But he at once proceeded to discover in Noachian Forfarshire the most striking evidence of geological change actually in progress.
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin
On the face of the Noachian deluge innumerable forest trees were floating.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It cannot, I think, be rationally doubted that we have in this ancient legend one other tradition of the Noachian Deluge.
The Testimony of the Rocks|Hugh Miller

Every time a man swallows an oyster, he has evidence that the Noachian deluge did not take place.
The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science|William Denton

British Dictionary definitions for noachian

Noachian

Noachic (nəʊˈækɪk, -ˈeɪkɪk)

/ (nəʊˈeɪkɪən) /

adjective

Old Testament of or relating to the patriarch Noah

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