chaldee
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1. an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | semite, |
| definition | : | a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person) |
2. a wise man skilled in occult learning (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | occultist, |
| definition | : | a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts (noun.person) |
3. an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea (noun.person)
| derivation | : | chaldaean, chaldean, chaldee, |
| definition | : | of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture (adj.pert) |
4. of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | babylonia, chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
5. an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea (noun.person)
| derivation | : | chaldaean, chaldean, chaldee, |
| definition | : | of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture (adj.pert) |
6. of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | babylonia, chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
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