The difference between Ancient and Historical

When used as nouns, ancient means a person who is very old, whereas historical means a historical romance.

When used as adjectives, ancient means having lasted from a remote period, whereas historical means of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. about history.

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  1. Ancient as an adjective:

    Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

    Examples:

    "an ancient city  an ancient forest"

  2. Ancient as an adjective:

    Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

    Examples:

    "an ancient author  an ancient empire"

  3. Ancient as an adjective (history):

    Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

  4. Ancient as an adjective (obsolete):

    Experienced; versed.

  5. Ancient as an adjective (obsolete):

    Former; sometime.

  1. Ancient as a noun:

    A person who is very old.

  2. Ancient as a noun:

    A person who lived in ancient times.

  3. Ancient as a noun (heraldry, archaic):

    A flag, banner, standard or ensign.

  4. Ancient as a noun (UK, legal):

    One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

  5. Ancient as a noun (obsolete):

    A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

  1. Ancient as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    ensign or flag

  2. Ancient as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    the bearer of a flag; ensign

  1. Historical as an adjective (literature, art):

    Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. About history; depicting persons or events from history.

    Examples:

    "July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day."

    "The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic."

  2. Historical as an adjective (literature, art):

    Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally. Set in the past. Former, erstwhile; lapsed, nominal. One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense). or evolutionary.

  3. Historical as an adjective (uncommon):

    Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history. Done in the manner of a historian: written as a development over time or in accordance with the historical method. : important or likely to be important to history and historians.

    Examples:

    "The Royal Historical Society"

    "The State Historical Society of Wisconsin"

  4. Historical as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "'historical-political"

  1. Historical as a noun:

    A historical romance.

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