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ancientism

ancientism noun: the belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.

Noun

ancientism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.

Origin of ancientism

From ancient + -ism.

Questions about ancientism

What does ancientism mean?
Ancientism means the belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
What part of speech is ancientism?
Ancientism is a noun.

Words near ancientism in the dictionary

  1. Ancient Rome
  2. Ancient South Arabian
  3. ancient times
  4. ancienter
  5. ancientest
  6. ancientism
  7. anciently
  8. ancientmost
  9. ancientness
  10. ancientnesses
  11. ancientries

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