A concern with what may have happened anciently. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Siculus informs us that Ὠκεανὸς had been a name anciently given to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Odyssey of Homer] Reference
A chapel near the cathedral, called anciently St. Genevieve's the. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
A denarius was a coin anciently equal to ten sesterces, and bearing the king's image. From Wordnik.com. [Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew] Reference
It is situated in the largest of them, which is thirty miles long, called anciently Pomonia, now. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
Little Russia was another arbitrary name anciently given to a great part of what has been also known as the Ukraine. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
It was called anciently Phicoclæ, but took its present name before 997, perhaps after the destruction of the city by fire in 708. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
Bendamir (called anciently Araxes), with its tributary, the Pulwar (or. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Roman statues are of marble from Carrara, anciently called Luni. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Vicovara, anciently Varronis Vicus, a village between Subiaco and. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
The Island of Palaúan (Parágua) was anciently a dependency of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
At all events round singing was anciently so performed by the Druids, the. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Nursery Rhymes] Reference
We learn from Ovid that this goddess was of that class which they anciently called. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)] Reference
He is honored with singular devotion at Foure, anciently called Fobhar, a village in. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
The whole island was anciently called Albion, which seems to have been softened from. From Wordnik.com. [A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses] Reference
It is clear that hurling somewhat resembled football as anciently played in England and. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Great personages were anciently received and welcomed with lights, as was king Antiochus by. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
By that mysterious, anciently affirmed gravity the real wanderer has found genial habitation. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
But forsooth, in these respects only was it better anciently than now, in other respects worse. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
The same in Poitou and Perche, anciently the country of the Druids, is derived from their rites. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
The whole of this neighbourhood is a volcanic country, and was anciently named the Phlegræan Fields. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
In some maps and old local signposts the name is still written Moorwinstow, and was anciently Morestowe. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
The castle of Beaufort, anciently a royal fortress, had been bestowed upon the Frasers, in the year 1367. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II.] Reference
Coronations were anciently regarded as a species of parliamentary meeting between the king and his subjects. From Wordnik.com. [Coronation Anecdotes] Reference
The name in the Egyptian tongue signified a goat, which animal was anciently worshipped there, as St. Jerom informs us. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
Anecdote displaying the African Character, and showing them to be now what they were anciently, under Jugurtha, 293. From Wordnik.com. [An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa] Reference
The island of Sein was anciently the seat of an oracle, interpreted by nine Druidesses, who were versed in every art and science. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
It deserves the attention of clergymen, that though anciently the canonical hours were punctually observed in the divine office, SS. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
This name for a burning mountain was first applied to that which exists in the island anciently called Hiera, one of the Lipari group. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
Nay, do you believe there would be found so many as the ten righteous men whom anciently the Lord could not find in five whole cities?. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
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