aforetime
In days past
Aforetime is an archaic or literary word meaning in former times or previously: Aforetime, such matters were settled by duel.
The word appears almost exclusively in older texts, particularly biblical translations.
Modern English uses formerly, previously, or once instead.
Time already gone
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- formerlyIn the past
- onceAt one time
- earlierAt a prior time
yesteryear · retrospect · antiquity · bygone · historical · prior · precedent · antecedent
past
Time already gone
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- formerlyIn the past
- onceAt one time
earlier · yesteryear · retrospect · antiquity · bygone · historical · prior · precedent · antecedent · elapsed
yore
Time long past
hitherto · prithee · forsooth · thence · wherefore · betimes · anon · perchance · verily · oft
biblical
Of sacred texts
- scripturalOf sacred writings
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
parchment · codex · genealogy · epic · saga · myth · legend · folklore · testament · prophecy
aforetimehenceforth
From this time onward
hereafter · subsequently · afterward · afterwards · later
time, before, timer, timely, beforehand, fore, heretofore, aforesaid, aforementioned