postdiluvian
[ pohst-di-loo-vee-uh n ]
/ ˌpoʊst dɪˈlu vi ən /
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adjective
existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
noun
a person who lived after the Biblical Flood.
Nearby words
postcranial, postcubital, postdate, postdated, postdeterminer, postdiluvian, postdoc, postdoctoral, postductal, poste restante, postelection
Origin of postdiluvian
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Examples from the Web for postdiluvian
He began adroitly with the only remaining family; swept the postdiluvian peoples into midnight heathenism.
Is the Devil a Myth?|C. F. WimberlyWhen we leave the Deluge and come to the postdiluvian or neanthropic period, similar coincidences occur.
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History|Sir John William DawsonBut to have that late day enlivened with the vivacity of youth is much more, and in these postdiluvian times a rarity indeed.
The Works of William Cowper|William CowperI have referred above only to the question of historic or postdiluvian man.
The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science|John William Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for postdiluvian
postdiluvian
/ (ˌpəʊstdɪˈluːvɪən, -daɪ-) /
adjective Also: postdiluvial
existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
noun
a person or thing existing after the biblical Flood
Word Origin for postdiluvian
C17: from post- + diluvian, from Latin diluvium deluge, flood
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