What does immemorial mean?
Definitions for immemorial
ˌɪm əˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-im·memo·ri·al
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Princeton's WordNet
immemorial(ip)adjective
long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
"time immemorial"
Wiktionary
immemorialadjective
That is beyond memory; ancient.
The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Immemorialadjective
extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial
Etymology: [Pref. im- not + memorial: cf. F. immmorial.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Immemorial
im-me-mōr′i-al, adj. beyond the reach of memory.—adj. Immem′orable.—adv. Immemō′rially.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of immemorial in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of immemorial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of immemorial in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
Violence or the threat of violence must never be permitted to influence the actions or judgments of the university community. Once it does, the community, almost by definition, ceases to be a university. It is for this reason that from time immemorial expulsion has been the primary instrument of university discipline.
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.
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