Chaldean
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English
Alternative forms
- Chaldæan (archaic)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos).
Pronunciation
Adjective
Chaldean (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
- 2009, Behemoth, Daimonos:
- Honour me! Chaldean priests / Bow to me in adoration
Translations
of Chaldea
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of ancient Babylonia — see Babylonian
Noun
Chaldean (plural Chaldeans)
- A native of Chaldea; a Chaldee.
- 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:
- The Chaldeans had great faith in Ea, their god of healing, to whom prayers were said in case of sickness, but herb remedies were also given the patient by the god's representative in the community.
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130:
- Astrologers, when they observe this pattern, insist that it corresponds to the zodiacal progression. I am not an astrologer and I hold no brief for it, but I do believe the origins of astrology are not with the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia but with the hunters and gatherers of the Stone Age.
- A member of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
- (biblical) A diviner or astrologer.
Translations
native of Chaldea
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member of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Biblical diviner or astrologer
Proper noun
Chaldean
- The West Semitic language of the ancient Chaldeans.
- (historical) Synonym of Biblical Aramaic (now considered a misnomer).
- Synonym of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Translations
language of the ancient Chaldeans
Further reading
- “Chaldean”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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