Definitions for babylonianˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən, -ˈloʊn yən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Bab•y•lo•ni•anˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən, -ˈloʊn yən(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to Babylon or Babylonia.

    Category: Geography (places), Ancient History, Peoples

  2. extremely luxurious.

  3. wicked; sinful.

  4. (n.)a native or inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia.

    Category: Peoples, Ancient History

  5. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Babylonia.

    Category: Peoples

Origin of Babylonian:

1555–65

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Babylonian(noun)

    an inhabitant of ancient Babylon

  2. Babylonian(adj)

    the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written

  3. Babylonian(adj)

    of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture

    "Babylonian religion"

Wiktionary

  1. Babylonian(Noun)

    An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.

  2. Babylonian(Noun)

    An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.

  3. Babylonian(Noun)

    An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.

  4. Babylonian(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the real (or to the mystical) Babylon

  5. Babylonian(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldea.

  6. Babylonian(ProperNoun)

    The extinct Akkadian (includes Babylonian and Assyrian diatects) language.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Babylonian(adj)

    of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean

  2. Babylonian(noun)

    an inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean

  3. Babylonian(noun)

    an astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology


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