Ancient and Enduring

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Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

Usage example: Rome's ancient ruins remain carefully preserved even in the midst of the bustle of the modern city

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Enduring and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enduring" instead an adjective "Ancient".

Nearby Word: anciently

Enduring adjective - Having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish.

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Ancient and enduring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Enduring".

Nearby Words: endure, endurance, endured, endurable

The game's most enduring example are the Baali, an ancient sect of infernalists considered vile even by kindred standards.

Source: Religion of Evil
It's also an enduring trope, however, with stories of haunted houses going back at least to the ancient Romans, making it Older Than Feudalism.

Source: Discredited Trope
Many stereotypes about Persia/Iran originated in Ancient Greece and proved to be remarkably enduring, being the Trope Maker or Trope Codifier for Orientalism in general.

Source: National Stereotypes / Asia

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