1. occurring or existing after the biblical flood
Usage: formal; biblical
2. belonging to the modern era; contemporary
Usage: formal; literary

1. a person living after the biblical flood
Usage: formal; biblical

Examples

• The postdiluvian world was said to be very different from what came before.
• Noah and his family were the first postdiluvian inhabitants of the earth.
• The scholar contrasted antediluvian customs with postdiluvian practices.
• In biblical chronology, all modern humans are postdiluvian descendants.
• The author used postdiluvian imagery to describe the rebuilt city.
• As a postdiluvian, he had no memory of the old world.