pertaining to that which existed or occurred before the creation of world
antemundane in American English
(ˌæntimʌnˈdein, -ˈmʌndein)
adjective
before the creation of the world
Word origin
[1725–35; ante- + mundane]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: amorphous, arcade, collapse, vampire, viburnumante- is a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words. Other wordsthat use the affix ante- include: antebellum, antedate, anteroom