antiquity
noun
[ anˈtɪkwɪti ]
• the ancient past, especially the period of classical and other human civilizations before the Middle Ages.
• "the great civilizations of antiquity"
Similar:
ancient times,
the ancient past,
classical times,
former times,
the distant past,
times gone by,
the olden days,
days of yore,
yesteryear,
the eld,
• great age.
• "a church of great antiquity"
Similar:
age,
oldness,
elderliness,
ancientness,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French antiquite, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus ‘old, former’ (see antique).
