1. archaic - Noun
2. archaic - Adjective
3. archaic - Adjective Satellite
Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCultural anthropology is not valuable because it uncovers the archaic in the psychological sense. It is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering the normal. Edward Sapir
In imitating the exemplary acts of a god or of a mythic hero, or simply by recounting their adventures, the man of an archaic society detaches himself from profane time and magically re-enters the Great Time, the sacred time. Mircea Eliade
Nation states are archaic leftovers from when each man feared the tribe over the hill, an attitude we can't afford anymore. David Brin
Only a thoughtless observer can deny that correspondences come into play between the world of modern technology and the archaic symbol-world of mythology. Walter Benjamin
Vox populi, vox Dei is Latin for "The voice of the people is the voice of God". "Sarcode" is an archaic term for protoplasm. Charles Darwin
The instructor-Na has observed in the Na 14 tendencies toward an archaic and dangerous quality to which the ancients gave the name personal ambition. Avram Davidson