Definitions for immémorial
ˌɪm əˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-im·mé·mo·ri·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immemorial(ip)adjective

   long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history

   "time immemorial"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immemorialadjective

   That is beyond memory; ancient.

   The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immemorialadjective

   Past time of memory; so ancient that the beginning cannot be traced.

   Etymology: immemorial, French; in and memoria, Latin.

   By a long immemorial practice, and prescription of an aged thorough-paced hypocrisy, they come to believe that for a reality, which, at first practice of it, they themselves knew to be a cheat. Robert South, Sermons.

   All the laws of this kingdom have some memorials in writing, yet all have not their original in writing; for some obtained their force by immemorial usage or custom. Matthew Hale.

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1. immemorial

   Immemorial is an adjective used to describe something that has existed or been in place for such a long time that people have no memory or no recorded history of a time without it. It often refers to customs, practices or rights that have been recognized for a very long period, often so long that their origin cannot be traced.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immemorialadjective

   extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial

2. Etymology: [Pref. im- not + memorial: cf. F. immmorial.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immemorial

   im-me-mōr′i-al, adj. beyond the reach of memory.—adj. Immem′orable.—adv. Immemō′rially.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immémorial in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immémorial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of immémorial in a Sentence

1. Angela Lansbury:

   We must sometimes take blame, women, we have to own up to the fact that women, since time immemorial, have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive.

2. Stephen Worth:

   It's well known that police officers for time immemorial have been conducting verticals and have had their weapon drawn, there was nothing inappropriate, rash or crazy about it.

3. Elizabeth Beneloga:

   The whale sharks in Oslob have been in our waters since time immemorial, the fishermen feed the whale sharks only to attract them to the water's surface -- it's a small amount of krill, and the feeding stops in the afternoon.

4. Guenther Heim:

   The Hagmoar of Hundstoa has been highly prized since time immemorial and it is difficult to win. That's why the Hagmoar of Hundstoa is a very precious title.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, thehelpless, the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in His arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos; He will set them above their betters.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=immémorial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immemorial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=immémorial
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immémorial
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=immémorial