POSTBIBLICAL Antonyms

• of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

• inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

• a very old person

• a person who lived in ancient times

• belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

• very old

• at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

• being or occurring at an early stage of development

• of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

• during an early stage

• before the usual time or the time expected

• in good time

• belonging to the distant past

• very young

• expected in the near future

• being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

• an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

• preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

• (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

• not derived or copied or translated from something else

• of or relating to times before written history

• belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

• outdated

• having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

• consisting of or derived from tradition

• pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines