308. Past

See also 18. ANTIQUITY ; 174. FUTURE ; 207. HISTORY ; 269. MEMORY ; 304. ORIGINS .

aboriginality

the condition of being first in a place and of having a relatively simple nature. — aboriginal, n., adj.

antediluvianism

adherence to or fondness for ancient things or customs. — antediluvian, n., adj.

antiquarianism

interest in the culture of antiquity, especially that of classical Greece and Rome. — antiquary, antiquarian, n. — antiquarian, adj.

archaeolatry

devotion to archaism. — archaeolater, n. — archaeolatrous, adj.

archaism

an inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, etc. Also archaicism. — archaist, n. — archaic, adj.

chronographer

a person who records time or the events that have occurred in time.

chronography

Obsolete, the recording or study of past events.

medievalism

strong fondness or admiration for the culture, mores, etc, of the Middle Ages. — medievalist, n. — medievalistic, adj.

palaetiology

paletiology.

paleology, palaeology

the study of antiquities. — paleologist, palaeologist, n. — paleologic, palaeologic, paleological, palaeological, adj.

paleopathology, palaeopathology

Medicine. the study of diseases from former times as found in fossils and mummified remains.

paletiology, palaetiology

an explanation of events of the past through the laws of causation. — paletiologist, palaetiologist, n. — paletiological, palaetiological, adj.

papyrology

the study of papyrus manuscripts. — papyrologist, n. — papyrological, adj.

philarchaist

Obsolete, one devoted to the archaic. — philarchaic, adj.