Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past

• venerable

  1. (--- Roman Catholic Church) Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
  2. (--- R.C.Ch.) A title of veneration for a dead person who may later be beatified
  3. Impressive on account of age or historic or religious associations

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  1. (--- Roman Catholic Church) Used as a title for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
  2. (--- R.C.Ch.) A title of veneration for a dead person who may later be beatified
  3. Impressive on account of age or historic or religious associations

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• timeworn

  1. Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed
  2. Worn or deteriorated by long use or existence
  3. Used too often; trite:

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  1. Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed
  2. Worn or deteriorated by long use or existence
  3. Used too often; trite:

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• old-time

  1. Of long standing or experience
  2. From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
  3. Of, like, or characteristic of past times

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  1. Of long standing or experience
  2. From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
  3. Of, like, or characteristic of past times

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• olden

  1. From or relating to a previous era.
  2. Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient:
  3. Old; ancient.

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  1. From or relating to a previous era.
  2. Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient:
  3. Old; ancient.

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• old

  1. Made long ago; in existence for many years:
  2. Known through long acquaintance; long familiar:
  3. Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient:

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  1. Made long ago; in existence for many years:
  2. Known through long acquaintance; long familiar:
  3. Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient:

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• archaic

  1. Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
  2. Relating to or being an early form of Homo sapiens or a closely related species, such as Neanderthal, that is anatomically distinct from modern humans.
  3. Belonging to an earlier period; ancient

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  1. Relating to, being, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
  2. Relating to or being an early form of Homo sapiens or a closely related species, such as Neanderthal, that is anatomically distinct from modern humans.
  3. Belonging to an earlier period; ancient

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• antique

  1. Of, or in the style of, a former period
  2. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
  3. Of ancient times; ancient; old

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  1. Of, or in the style of, a former period
  2. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
  3. Of ancient times; ancient; old

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• antiquated

  1. Aged
  2. No longer used or useful; obsolete, old-fashioned, out-of-date, etc.
  3. Very old; aged:

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  1. Aged
  2. No longer used or useful; obsolete, old-fashioned, out-of-date, etc.
  3. Very old; aged:

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• antediluvian

  1. Of the time before the biblical Flood
  2. (Bible) Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.
  3. Very old, old-fashioned, or primitive

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  1. Of the time before the biblical Flood
  2. (Bible) Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood.
  3. Very old, old-fashioned, or primitive

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• ancient

  1. Having existed a long time; very old
  2. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
  3. Of great age; very old:

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  1. Having existed a long time; very old
  2. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire ( ad 476):
  3. Of great age; very old:

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• age-old

  1. Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established
  2. Very old or ancient.

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  1. Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established
  2. Very old or ancient.

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