Medieval
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Medieval is an adjective meaning Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Meaning
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
More Meanings
- Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
- Someone living in the Middle Ages.
- A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
Example Sentences
Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.
The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
Word Forms
- mediaeval
- medievals
Synonyms for medieval
Depending on context, synonyms include past, knightly, chivalric, gothic, mediaeval, nonmodern.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mediaeval, knightly, chivalric, gothic, nonmodern, past.
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