Phrase Hound found 40 phrases and 11 compound words that contain ancient. The most common are listed below. Open ancient in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 40
- ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
- Ancient GreekAny of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.
- Ancient GreeceThe Greek-speaking world in ancient times, geographically referring not only to modern Greece and southern Balkan peninsula but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled during ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of …
- Ancient RomeThe civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BCE to the 5th century CE and the Roman Empire centered on it.
- ancient timesAncient history
- Ancient EgyptA civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from c. 3150 BCE to 30 BCE.
- Ancient of DaysGod, as the One who existed before the beginning of time.
- Ancient World
- Ancient City
- Ancient RomanAlternative letter-case form of ancient Roman.
- Ancient Egyptianthe Afroasiatic language spoken and written in Ancient Egypt
- ancient lightsThe right, based in English common law, of a property owner to retain an accustomed, unobstructed view and satisfactory illumination from his or her window(s), restricting nearby construction that would obstruct such a view or such …
- Ancient North Arabianrelated to the Ancient North Arabian script or language(s)
- Ancient Near EastThe Near East from the 4th millennium BC until the Muslim conquests.
- Fort AncientA Native American culture that flourished from c. 1000–1750 CE and predominantly inhabited land near the Ohio River valley in the areas of modern-day southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and western West Virginia.
- ancient monumentan old or ancient building or other structure, or a site of historical interest that is usually looked after by an official organization.
- ancient grainA grain or pseudocereal purported to be minimally changed by selective breeding over recent millennia (often used in plural and in the context of marketing)
- ancient Near EasternOf or pertaining to the Ancient Near East.
- ancient documentIn the law of evidence, a document which is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, and which is considered self-authenticating, because it is older than a certain age (usually twenty years) and in a condition that makes it free …
- ancient astronautAny of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.
- Ancient MacedonianThe Hellenic language of Ancient Macedonians, probably related to Ancient Greek, spoken in Macedon from 808 BCE till 168 BCE
- Ancient South ArabianRelated to the Ancient South Arabian script.
- Ancient Church of the EastA church descended from the historical Church of the East, which split from the Assyrian Church of the East over differences concerning the calendar.
- ancient alienSynonym of ancient astronaut: Any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.
- ancient regimeSynonym of ancien régime: The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.
Compound words 11
- ancientlyIn the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
- nonancientNot ancient.
- unancientNot ancient.
- anciencyancientness
- ancientismThe belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
- superancientExceedingly ancient.
- ancientnessThe state or quality of being ancient.
- ancientestsuperlative form of ancient: most ancient
- ancientnessesplural of ancientness: The state or quality of being ancient.
- ancientmostsuperlative form of ancient: most ancient