Tower of Babel

Meaning

Name

A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.

Noun

1. (figuratively) A visionary and impractical plan.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of tower of Babel.

Synonyms

Babel

Translations

tour de Babel

Torre de Babel

Turmbau zu Babel

Torre de Babel

Torre de Babel

Tour de Babel

Torre di Babele

برج بابل

Turm zu Babel

Πύργος της Βαβέλ

toren van Babel

Toren van Babel

Babil Kulesi