Antediluvial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪdɪlˈuːvɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪdɪlˈuːvɪəl/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæstɚz/.

Examples

antediluvian man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

antediluvian

Parts of Speech

adjective

of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

“antediluvian man”

Word Forms

antediluvian

noun

any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorsintflutlich

aus oder im Zusammenhang mit der Zeit vor der biblischen Sintflut

🇫🇷French

antédiluvien

de ou lié à la période précédant le déluge biblique

🇮🇹Italian

antidiluviale

o relativo al periodo precedente al diluvio biblico

🇳🇱Dutch

antediluviaal

van of betrekking hebbend op de periode vóór de bijbelse zondvloed

🇵🇹Portuguese

antediluviano

de ou relacionado ao período anterior ao dilúvio bíblico

🇷🇺Russian

допотопный

относящийся к периоду до библейского потопа или относящийся к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एंटीडिल्यूवियल

या बाइबिल बाढ़ से पहले की अवधि से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিপাদ্য

বা বাইবেলের বন্যার আগের সময়ের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்தோல்வி

விவிலிய வெள்ளத்திற்கு முந்தைய காலம் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందరి ద్వారం

బైబిల్ వరదకు ముందు కాలానికి సంబంధించినది లేదా

🇮🇳Marathi

लवचिक

बायबलसंबंधी पुराच्या आधीच्या कालावधीचे किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

બાઈબલના પૂર પહેલાના સમયગાળાના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಂಟಿಡಿಲುವಿಯಲ್

ಬೈಬಲ್ನ ಪ್ರವಾಹದ ಮುಂಚಿನ ಅವಧಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻദിലുവിയൽ

ബൈബിൾ വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കത്തിന് മുമ്പുള്ള കാലഘട്ടവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਬਾਈਬਲ ਦੇ ਹੜ੍ਹ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضدی

بائبل کے سیلاب سے پہلے کی مدت کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洪水前的

属于或关于圣经洪水之前的时期

🇯🇵Japanese

大昔の

聖書の洪水前の期間の、または聖書の洪水に関連した

🇰🇷Korean

대홍수 전의

성경의 홍수 이전 기간과 관련되거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền lũ

thuộc hoặc liên quan đến thời kỳ trước trận lụt trong Kinh thánh

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อต้านเชื้อ

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับช่วงก่อนน้ำท่วมพระคัมภีร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuno

dari atau berkaitan dengan periode sebelum air bah menurut Alkitab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضاد للطوفان

أو المتعلقة بالفترة التي سبقت الطوفان الكتابي

🇮🇷Persian

ضد غده

مربوط به دوره قبل از سیل کتاب مقدس یا مربوط به آن است

🇹🇷Turkish

tufan öncesi

İncil'deki tufandan önceki döneme ait veya bununla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנטדילוביאלי

של או הקשורים לתקופה שלפני המבול המקראי

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