Noachian

[ noh-ey-kee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.

Origin of Noachian

1
1670–80; Noach (variant of Noah) + -ian
  • Also No·ach·ic [noh-ak-ik, -ey-kik], /noʊˈæk ɪk, -ˈeɪ kɪk/, No·ach·i·cal, No·ah·ic [noh-ey-ik]. /noʊˈeɪ ɪk/.

Words Nearby Noachian

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How to use Noachian in a sentence

  • Some of his guests he greets with a Noachian deluge of swift French words and high-pitched cries of welcome.

    In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin
  • The tradition of the Noachian deluge has been found among almost all peoples.

  • The geological explanation of the Noachian Deluge is perhaps one of the most interesting sections of the work.

  • Legendary lore clusters round the petrified "Ark" in which the progenitors of the Malayan stock escaped from the Noachian flood.

  • But he at once proceeded to discover in Noachian Forfarshire the most striking evidence of geological change actually in progress.

    Rustic Sounds | Francis Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for Noachian

Noachian

Noachic (nəʊˈækɪk, -ˈeɪkɪk)

/ (nəʊˈeɪkɪən) /


adjective
  1. Old Testament of or relating to the patriarch Noah

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