Babylonian.
Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18).
Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. .
Where this word comes from
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.
An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.
A later form of the Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia from 1950 BCE to 100 CE.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.
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