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Glossary Definition of word.
antiquity
An indefinite segment of time or era which long preceded our own or dates to a former time long before the author’s life who is using the word. For example, Tyre is first mentioned in the Bible in Joshua 19:29 where it is called "the strong city." Joshua was born in Moses’ lifetime. Hundreds of years later, Isaiah gave his prophecy against Tyre identifying it as the "joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days" (Isa. 23:7). We speak of biblical characters as the heroes and villains of antiquity.
Also see ancient antiquity and classical antiquity as eras of historical study. |
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