Definitions for posterity
pɒˈstɛr ɪ tipos·ter·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 6 votes

1. descendants, posteritynoun

   all of the offspring of a given progenitor

   "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

2. posteritynoun

   all future generations

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. posteritynoun

   All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

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

1. Posteritynoun

   Succeeding generations; descendants: opposed to ancestors.

   Etymology: posterité, Fr. posteritas, Lat.

   It was said,
   It should not stand in thy posterity;
   But that myself should be the father
   Of many kings. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Since arms avail not now that Henry’s dead!
   Posterity await for wretched years. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Posterity inform’d by thee might know. John Milton.

   Their names shall be transmitted to posterity, and spoken of through all future ages. George Smalridge, Sermons.

   To th’ unhappy, that unjustly bleed,
   Heav’n gives posterity t’ avenge the deed. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. posterity

   Posterity refers to all future generations of people, essentially everyone who is yet to be born or will exist in the future. It can also connote the descendants of a person or family.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Posteritynoun

   the race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham

2. Posteritynoun

   succeeding generations; future times

3. Etymology: [L. posteritas: cf. F. postrit. See Posterior.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Posterity

   It means all future generations ahead. All the unborn generations collectively. All the people who will exist in the future.

   Emeasoba George

   
   

   Submitted by emeasoba_g on February 25, 2018  

Matched Categories

1. • Biological Group
   • Generation

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How to pronounce posterity?

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How to say posterity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of posterity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of posterity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of posterity in a Sentence

1. John Dryden:

   We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what they help distribute to the public; by which means a falsehood once received from a famed writer becomes traditional to posterity.

2. Paul Ryan:

   That's what matters in posterity. The issue of the moment, the tweet of the moment, pales in comparison to the big policy changes that I really believe are going to make a big difference in people's lives, are going to move us in the right direction, those things completely overshadow the frustrations of the day or of the moment.

3. Groucho Marx:

   Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?

4. Heywood Broun:

   Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

5. Walter Savage Landor:

   The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=posterity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Posterity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=posterity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posterity
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=posterity