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antediluvians

noun as in square

noun as in stick-in-the-mud

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Among the antediluvians, sheep were immolated for sacrificial offerings, and their fleeces probably furnished them with clothing.

The agent upon this thought that he had met with a race of Antediluvians.

But antediluvians and Biblical characters were not the only persons who were thought to have discovered the coveted "elixir."

Alchemists believed that most of the antediluvians, perhaps all of them, possessed a knowledge of this stone.

I had ten times rather read about the antediluvians, and I wish sometimes they might go and keep them company.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to antediluvians, such as: antediluvian, conservative, die-hard/diehard, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, and stick-in-the-mud.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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