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Definition of Primeval
1. Adjective. Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. "Primordial forms of life"
Definition of Primeval
1. a. Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.
Definition of Primeval
1. Adjective. Belonging to the first ages. ¹
2. Adjective. Primary; original. ¹
3. Adjective. Primitive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Primeval
1. pertaining to the earliest ages [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primeval
Literary usage of Primeval
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prehistoric Man: Researches Into the Origin of Civilisation in the Old and by Daniel Wilson (1865)
"THE primeval TRANSITION. THE primeval FOREST—THE GENESIS OP MAN—NON-METALLURGIC
ERAS-OSCILLATIONS OF THE ... We call the forest primeval, and we speak of ..."
2. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1870)
"Some may have come from apes, and some not, though that does not prevent all
being a band of broth- • " The primeval World of Hebrew Tradition. ..."
3. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander (1854)
"Augustin had applied tho distinction of natural and supernatural, not merely to
the condition of fallen man, but also to man in his primeval state ; he had ..."
4. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1870)
"It contains twelve discourses, professedly relating to the primeval world.
The first is entitled "The World a Divine Creation." In this we learn that the ..."
5. Sketches of Creation: A Popular View of Some of the Grand Conclusions of the by Alexander Winchell (1870)
"primeval MAN. history of our race, traced back a few thousand years, loses itself
in traditions and myths. We come down out of a cloud of obscurity, ..."
6. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1898)
"THE primeval OCEAN. BY CHARLES MORRIS. In dealing with the conditions of ...
It is only in this way that we can deal with the problem of the primeval Ocean, ..."
7. The Christian Examiner (1847)
"It is in every respect a very convenient and desirable book. F. An Essay on
primeval History. By JOHN KENRICK, M. A- London. 1846. ..."
8. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph LeConte (1896)
"CHARACTER OF primeval MAX. In regard to the second question, viz., the character
of primeval man, we will make but one remark. ..."
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