antiquities

3 definitions • 4 examples

the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century:

Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.

Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical antiquity.

an object that was created a very long time ago:

Under Greek law, all antiquities that are discovered in Greece belong to the government.

the past, esp. before the Middle Ages (= before the sixth century), or something of great age:

[ C ] We spent some time in the museum looking at Roman antiquities.