Babylonian

Meaning

Adj

1. (historical, not-comparable) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
2. (derogatory, not-comparable, obsolete) Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18).
3. (not-comparable) Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. .

Noun

1. An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
2. An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
3. An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.

Name

A later form of Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia in 1950 BC – 100 AD.

Synonyms

Babylonish

of Babylon

Translations

babiloni

babilonese

babilonio

Babylonien

babylonien

babilónico

Babylonisch

babylonisch

Βαβυλώνιος

babilonico

babilònia

Babylonier

Etymology

From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an; corresponding to Babylon + -ian.