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Chaldean

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Chal·de·an also Chal·dae·an  (kl-dn) or Chal·dee (kld)
adj.
Of or relating to Chaldea or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. A member of an ancient Semitic people who ruled in Babylonia.
2. See Aramaic.
3. A person versed in occult learning.
Chal·daic (-dk) adj. & n.
Chaldean, Chaldaean [kælˈdiːən]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the dialect of Babylonian spoken by this people
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the ancient Chaldeans or their language
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Chaldean - a wise man skilled in occult learning
Chaldaean, Chaldee
occultist - a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
2.Chaldean - an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
Chaldaean, Chaldee
Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
Adj.1.Chaldean - of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
Chaldaean, Chaldee


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I, no more than yourself, have seen the Chaldean masonry works constructed according to the sacred form of the Sikra, nor the temple of Solomon, which is destroyed, nor the stone doors of the sepulchre of the kings of Israel, which are broken.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
What was said in this disappointing anti-climax, by the disciples of the Good Republican Brutus of Antiquity, except that it was something very voluble and loud, would have been as so much Hebrew or Chaldean to Miss Pross and her protector, though they had been all ears.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
Man cannot KNOW in any higher sense than this, any more than he can look serenely and with impunity in the face of the sun: "You will not perceive that, as perceiving a particular thing," say the Chaldean Oracles.
Walking by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
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