FOREFATHERLY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word forefatherly. (close relations)
Definition of FOREFATHERLY
Best Alternative Words for FOREFATHERLY
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| ancestor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
| ancient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a very old person • a person who lived in ancient times adjective satellite • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire • very old | ||||||||
| paternal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or inherited from one's father • characteristic of a father • relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent adjective satellite • related on the father's side | ||||||||
| patriarchal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line • relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank | ||||||||
| primitive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms adjective satellite • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style | ||||||||
| primordial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | ||||||||
| traditional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||||
