| Aaron |
according to the Old Testament, the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Hebrew nation. |
| Abaddon |
in the Old Testament, a place of destruction; abode of the wicked dead; hell. [1/2 definitions] |
| Abel |
according to the Old Testament, the second son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered by his brother Cain. |
| Abraham |
according to the Old Testament, the first of the postdiluvian patriarchs, father of Isaac, and ancestor of the Hebrews. |
| adage |
an old familiar saying that expresses folk wisdom; proverb. |
| Adam |
according to the Old Testament, the name of the first man, created by God from dust, and the progenitor of the human race. |
| advanced |
relatively old. [1/3 definitions] |
| Afro-American |
(old-fashioned) of or pertaining to American Blacks, their African heritage, or their history or culture. [2 definitions] |
| age |
to manifest the characteristics of being old. [2/11 definitions] |
| aged |
being old or advanced in years. [2/5 definitions] |
| age-old |
as old as the ages; ancient. |
| Ahab |
in the Old Testament, a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel. [1/2 definitions] |
| almshouse |
(old-fashioned) an institution financed from public funds that provides shelter to those in need; poorhouse. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amos |
according to the Old Testament, a minor Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C. [2 definitions] |
| ancient |
extremely old; existing for many years. [2/4 definitions] |
| Anglo-Saxon |
Old English, or the plain, blunt modern English derived from it. [1/5 definitions] |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. [2/4 definitions] |
| antiquarian |
of, relating to, or dealing in rare old books. [1/3 definitions] |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| antique |
outmoded; old. [2/5 definitions] |
| apocrypha |
(cap.) a group of fourteen books of the Old Testament that are rejected by Judaism, and considered by Protestants as uncanonical, eleven of which are accepted by the Roman Catholic Church. [1/2 definitions] |