What is "antient"

Usage examples of "antient".

Greeks: at which time their learning was greatly impaired, and their antient theology ruined.

Besides, I do not remember, that in any group of antient hieroglyphics the figure of a dog occurs.

I have shewn that the Cunocephali were a sacred college, whose members were persons of great learning: and their society seems to have been a very antient institution.

Cunoura is also used by Lycophron, who understood antient terms full well, for any high rock or headland.

By this we are to understand, that people of this denomination were in antient times his priests.

It is certain that it occurred in the antient sphere of Egypt, whence the Grecians received it.

Socrates termed swans his fellow-servants: in doing which he alluded to the antient priests, styled Cycni.

Lycophron, who was of Egypt, and skilled in antient terms, styles Calchas, who was the priest of Apollo, a swan.

And I cannot help suspecting much more of antient history, than I dare venture to acknowledge.

Chiron was a temple, probably at Nephele in Thessalia, the most antient seat of the Nephelim.

Nor was there ever any thing of such detriment to antient history, as the supposing that the Gods of the Gentile world had been natives of the countries, where they were worshipped.

There is no hint of this sort among the antient writers of their nation.

Opheltin is the place, and altar of the Ophite God above-mentioned: and Archemorus was undoubtedly the antient name of the neighbouring town, or city.

He has taken his ideas from some antient tower situated near the sea upon the summit of an high mountain.

This last was an antient name, by which, according to Stephanus, the islands Rhodes, Cythnus, Besbicus, Tenos, and the whole continent of Africa, were distinguished.