And antedate the bliss above.
Pope.
Who rather rose the day to antedate.
Wordsworth.
An`te*di*lu"vi*al (&?;), a. [Pref. ante- + diluvial.] Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
An`te*di*lu"vi*an (&?;), a. Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. -- n. One who lived before the Deluge.