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View synonyms for latter-day

latter-day

[ lat-er-dey ]

adjective

  1. of a later or following period:

    latter-day pioneers.

  2. of the present period or time; modern:

    the latter-day problems of our society.



latter-day

adjective

  1. present-day; modern


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Word History and Origins

Origin of latter-day1

First recorded in 1835–45; latter + day

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Example Sentences

White evangelicals and Latter-Day Saints are uniformly in the GOP camp.

Think of a latter-day Americanized version of Downton Abbey—where everyone knows his or her place, and our betters look best.

Every decent liberal should defend his right to speak against the latter-day totalitarians who denied it yesterday.

An influential young pro-Kremlin politician is trying to get the Latter-day Saints banned from the country.

This is an inexplicable case of lame and latter-day rather than rapid response.

The latter day was known to the more intimate set of encyclopedists as the jour du synagogue.

The news of the victory was despatched to London with a rapidity prophetic of the feats performed by latter-day correspondents.

The character of Philippe d'Orlans belongs to a type with which readers of latter-day fiction are very familiar.

I stood by the railings of the green for two hours watching the latter-day Plymouth champions at their play.

I was talking with one of our latter-day new young men about various questions, as they call them.

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