Antiquity

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.

   “Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.”

2. isim The people of ancient times.

   “That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.”

3. isim An old gentleman.

   “You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.”

4. isim The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
5. isim A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

   “New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq.”

6. isim The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.

   “He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.”

7. özel isim The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.