ancient
From ages ago
Ancient means very old—belonging to the distant past, especially the civilizations of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and similar eras: ancient history, ancient ruins, ancient Greece.
Something ancient has existed for a very long time: an ancient oak tree, ancient traditions.
Informally, ancient exaggerates age: That computer is ancient.
The ancients are people who lived in ancient times, especially classical scholars and philosophers.
Advanced organized human society
- empireDomain under unified control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
excavation · artifact · monument · pharaoh · emperor · scriptures · scrolls · tablets
Deserving honor for dignity
- hoaryAged and gray
- wizenedShrunken from age
- time-wornEroded by age
- primordialExisting from the start
primeval · prehistoric · paleolithic · neolithic · immemorial · age-old · millennia · timeworn
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- titansDominant powerful figures
- romanUpright letter style
myths · legends · folklore · heroes · demigods · monsters · oracle · prophecy
Human-made historical object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- amuletWorn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
scroll · tablet · totem · vase · statuette · manuscript · obelisk · stele
Act of unearthing
- templesHoly places or head sides
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- forumGathering place for discourse
amphitheatre · palaces · catacombs · mosaics · frescoes · potsherds · stonework · foundations
Study of fundamental truths
- sagesProfoundly learned people
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
insight · oracle · zen · gnosis · mysticism · teachings · tradition · elders
Lasting without end
- enduringPersisting through time
- everlastingLasting for all time
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- unchangingNot varying at all
perennial · abiding · ageless · immortal · lasting · unfading · persistent · classic
civilization
Advanced organized human society
archaeology · excavation · artifact · monument · pharaoh · emperor · scriptures · scrolls · tablets · inscriptions
venerable
Deserving honor for dignity
primordial · primeval · prehistoric · paleolithic · neolithic · immemorial · age-old · millennia · timeworn · weathered
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- titansDominant powerful figures
roman · myths · legends · folklore · heroes · demigods · monsters · oracle · prophecy · epic
artifact
Human-made historical object
fossil · scroll · tablet · totem · vase · statuette · manuscript · obelisk · stele · shard
excavation
Act of unearthing
- templesHoly places or head sides
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- columnsUpright structural shafts
forum · amphitheatre · palaces · catacombs · mosaics · frescoes · potsherds · stonework · foundations · crumbling
philosophy
Study of fundamental truths
- sagesProfoundly learned people
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
knowledge · insight · oracle · zen · gnosis · mysticism · teachings · tradition · elders · scholars
eternal
Lasting without end
- enduringPersisting through time
- everlastingLasting for all time
- immutableIncapable of being changed
unchanging · perennial · abiding · ageless · immortal · lasting · unfading · persistent · classic · legendary
- ancient historyStudy of earliest civilizations
- ancient empiresHistorical superpowers now vanished
- ancient coinsCurrency from past eras
- ancient timesLong-ago historical era
- ancient religionsSpiritual practices of antiquity
- ancient deitiesGods of antiquity