Library / English Dictionary

CHALDAEAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inhabitant of ancient Chaldea

Synonyms:

Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Chaldaean" is a kind of...):

Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)

Derivation:

Chaldaean (of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A wise man skilled in occult learning

Synonyms:

Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Chaldaean" is a kind of...):

occultist (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture

Synonyms:

Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Chaldea (an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II)

Derivation:

Chaldaean (an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea)

Chaldea (an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king))

Chaldea (an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II)

Credits