The rare but expressive term 'antediluvian patriarch' is literally defined as 'before-the-flood father-figure.' What it typically refers to are the male family-leaders in the Judeo-Christian Bible (for example, Adam and Methuselah) who lived before the great flood which Noah's Ark is said to have survived.
We held a 50th birthday party for the patriarch of our family.In the past there were patriarch leaders in tribes.The patriarch ruled his country as if it were his family.Uncle George, the patriarch of the family, gave the toast at the wedding.The patriarch in Joe's family is father John III.The patriarch of the family liked to hold family reunions.
The Latin word ante meridiem refers to "before noon" in English language.
Ante is the Latin word for before and delictum is Latin for offense. The phrase ante delictum means before the offense.
Ante-Meridian; before midday; morning.
During the game I decided to put up- the- ante.
"Diluvian" comes from the Latin word "diluvium," meaning "flood." Before the flood, the term "diluvian" would typically be used to describe something related to or occurring during a great flood event.
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Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem
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The prefix of the root word "diluvian" is "di-", which means "two" or "double" in this context.
ante meridiem and post meridiem -- Latin words for before and after midday (noon)
A.M. means "ante meridian". This refers to morning time; anytime before noon.
A.M. means "ante meridian". This refers to morning time; anytime before noon.
Abraham is called a patriarch because he was one of the three forefathers of the Israelite Nation.The definition of patriarch is: "One of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people"
It's the literal definition. The abbreviation a.m. stands for ante meridiem, which is Latin for "before noon."
A Byzantine Patriarch is an alternative name for the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
No Aaron was not a patriarch.