anachronism

A computer in antiquity would seem to be an anachronism, like Athena ordering takeout on her cellphone.

Other people interviewed simply said the ban was a silly anachronism and should be dropped forthwith.

The royal family is something of an anachronism in a country that prides itself on being one of the most equal in the world.

The contract workers, never part of a permanent workforce, do not have much clout, and their national agreement may be an anachronism.

The French prime minister has reiterated his desire to see the EU arms embargo on China lifted, branding it "an anachronism" .

in Zuckerberg's case because he sees it as a cultural anachronism, an impediment to a more efficient and open connection between people.

And he wanted Clifford to marry and produce an heir. Clifford felt his father was a hopeless anachronism.

It has been an anachronism for decades, and trying to shut down since 2000.

In a newspaper interview, Lord Phillips described wigs as an anachronism that gave the public a false impression of judges.

The doctrine of the Trinity was only developed centuries ; after the writing of Genesis; you can't read it back in there, its anachronism.

Otherwise, the boardroom is best treated as an institutional anachronism that deserves to be scrapped.

It is an anachronism to say that William Shakespeare "typed" his manuscripts.

The name is a misleading anachronism that dates from when secret meant private ( "secretary" has the same derivation).

Mr Shapiro teases out the cultural prejudices, the historical blind spots, and above all the anachronism inherent in these questions.

Boards are becoming more independent and professional, rendering the old-style strongmen ever more of an anachronism.

Is it a pointless anachronism or an invaluable moral guide?

"NO freedom of speech" as a label on Singapore is an anachronism in this era of Internet.

This persisting invalidity of Muslim marriages is a constitutional anachronism.

France retains the sexual morality of village and hierarchy, but it is an anachronism.

Others see the paper versions as an anachronism, wasteful of resources and as irrelevant as printed bank statements and mutual fund reports.

With the popularity of Facebook and LinkedIn, the curriculum vitae might seem an anachronism.

Modern dress is an anachronism in productions of Shakespeare's plays.

The traditional but extremely narrow context of hiring, firing, and job description is considered a 20th century anachronism.

But for professionals who have not worked set hours for decades, fixed holidays seem an anachronism.

Unfortunately, this idea is becoming an anachronism.

They consider this tradition an anachronism as these social calls Can easily be made anytime outside the festival.

The Big Brother is already an anachronism today.

Curriculum change and the post-modern world: is the school curriculum-reform movement an anachronism?

In other words, it's a world in which I've become an anachronism.

The anachronism, by the time responsible for any organizations and individuals can not take responsibility.

that the Jewish state was an "anachronism" ;