extreme old age

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• old age — noun a late time of life (Freq. 1) old age is not for sissies he s showing his years age hasn t slowed him down at all a beard white with eld on the brink of geezerhood • Syn: ↑years, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• old age — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ advanced, extreme ▪ happy ▪ She can look forward to a happy old age. ▪ lonely (esp. BrE) ▪ fears about a lonely o …   Collocations dictionary

• age — n 1 Age, senility, senescence, dotage are comparable when they denote the period in one’s life when one is old in years and declining in body or mind or both. Age is now usually replaced by old age except in literary use {age cannot wither her… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• extreme — adj. & n. adj. 1 reaching a high or the highest degree; exceedingly great or intense (extreme old age; in extreme danger). 2 a severe, stringent; lacking restraint or moderation (take extreme measures; an extreme reaction). b (of a person,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …   Catholic encyclopedia

• AGE AND THE AGED — Old Age IN THE BIBLE Extreme longevity is attributed to the Fathers of Mankind (e.g., Methusaleh, 969 years) and the Fathers of the Israelite People (Abraham, 175; Isaac, 180; Jacob, 147; Moses, 120). By some, Genesis 6:3 is taken to mean that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Old Tom Parr — Thomas Parr Born 1483 (1483) (reputedly) Shrewsbury, England Died 14 November …   Wikipedia

• extreme — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ opposite, polar ▪ Their views are at opposite extremes from each other. ▪ logical ▪ new ▪ Sh …   Collocations dictionary

• Extreme longevity tracking — is the tracing and recording of claims of exceptionally long human lives (longevity), as a branch of demography. Persons have been noted for tracking supercentenarians (those aged 110+) for hundreds of years; some included quite famous persons… …   Wikipedia

• Age fabrication — occurs when an individual deliberately misrepresents his or her true age. This is usually done with the intent to garner privileges or status that would not otherwise be available to the individual, however people may also do this to feel… …   Wikipedia

• Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature — is the literature written in the Dutch language in the Low Countries from around 1550 to around 1700. This period saw great political and religious changes as the Reformation spread across Northern and Western Europe and the Netherlands fought… …   Wikipedia