premodern

adjective

pre·mod·ern ˌprē-ˈmä-dərn

nonstandard -ˈmä-d(ə-)rən

variants or pre-modern

: of, relating to, originating in, or being an era before a modern one

premodern societies/beliefs

the pre-modern world

in premodern times

… still living in huts and using pre-modern agricultural methods 150 years after the invention of the steam engine.—

Jo Ann Skousen

or pre-Modern : of, relating to, characterized by, or being any of the artistic and literary practices and philosophies that preceded those of modernism see modernism sense 3

pre-Modern architecture

a pre-Modern artist/writer

… following pre-modern conventions of pictorial composition, the artist combines several distinct vignettes within a single picture frame …—

Benjamin Schmidt

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Embedded in the world of the living, premodern ghosts were almost extended kin. —

Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024 Just weeks after announcing a plan (or at least the preparative study of a plan) to reconstruct Park Avenue in its premodern, superior form, the city has just revealed a major makeover for Fifth. —

Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024 His research on medieval Europe has included analysis of the Great Famine, the Crusades, the treatment of Jewish populations, the contributions of women to premodern economies, and the legal systems of medieval monarchies. —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Read More: The Big Business of Spooky Season In premodern times, both in Europe and the non-European world, ghosts were a fact of life. —

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