immemorial
adjective
im·me·mo·ri·al
ˌi-mə-ˈmȯr-ē-əl 
: extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition
existing from time immemorial
Synonyms
Examples of immemorial in a Sentence
the immemorial roots of human spirituality
stories passed down from time immemorial
Recent Examples on the Web
This is when the body remembers conjugating humanity as an immemorial practice.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Kevin’s defense of his home was a defense of the memory of his family, and of their immemorial traditions menaced by the ruthless — and rootless — home invaders.
—Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
Like the schist outcroppings that rear up a couple of blocks away in Central Park, Gang’s mixture of urban attitude and immemorial forms reminds us that even a megalopolis like ours is just a collection of boxes clinging to a very old boulder.
—Curbed, 25 Apr. 2023
Gian Lorenzo’s father, Pietro (1562–1629), was a Florentine sculptor trained in the immemorial Tuscan tradition that put drawing, disegno, at the heart of every artistic endeavor, even the art of living, for disegno could mean a strategy as well as a sketch.
—Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Symbolism: royalty, enlightenment, spirituality, and immemorial.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023
And 2 platoons formed escort to prisoners of war passing through the immemorial shade of the staffroom after the successful action at RAFA.
—Ishion Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
Aside from the immemorial wonders, Shiraz provided other, less monumental features.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Without thinking, Noonan raised two fingers from the steering wheel in that immemorial gesture of laconic country salute.
—Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Kevin’s defense of his home was a defense of the memory of his family, and of their immemorial traditions menaced by the ruthless — and rootless — home invaders.
—Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
Like the schist outcroppings that rear up a couple of blocks away in Central Park, Gang’s mixture of urban attitude and immemorial forms reminds us that even a megalopolis like ours is just a collection of boxes clinging to a very old boulder.
—Curbed, 25 Apr. 2023
Gian Lorenzo’s father, Pietro (1562–1629), was a Florentine sculptor trained in the immemorial Tuscan tradition that put drawing, disegno, at the heart of every artistic endeavor, even the art of living, for disegno could mean a strategy as well as a sketch.
—Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022
Symbolism: royalty, enlightenment, spirituality, and immemorial.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Jan. 2023
And 2 platoons formed escort to prisoners of war passing through the immemorial shade of the staffroom after the successful action at RAFA.
—Ishion Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
Aside from the immemorial wonders, Shiraz provided other, less monumental features.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Without thinking, Noonan raised two fingers from the steering wheel in that immemorial gesture of laconic country salute.
—Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
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immemorial
adjective
im·me·mo·ri·al
ˌim-ə-ˈmōr-ē-əl
-ˈmȯr-
: going back beyond the reach of memory or record : very ancient
from time immemorial
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