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medieval

Definition

  • noun: a person of the Middle Ages
  • adjective: of or relating to the Middle Ages
  • adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
  • synonyms: nonmodern, past, medievalism

Examples

  • They're using a computer system that seems positively 'medieval' by today's standards.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'll get another beer. Beer? Wine, please. He's preaching. Punishing. The sins were used in medieval sermons. cardinal virtues, deadly sins... - used as teaching tools. - Yeah. Like in... - "The Parson's Tale," and Dante. (..)
    1995 Se7en