Chaldee

Chal·de·an also Chal·dae·an (k

l-d

n) or Chal·dee (k

)

adj.

Of or relating to Chaldea or its people, language, or culture.

1. A member of an ancient Semitic people who ruled in Babylonia.

2. See Aramaic.

3. A person versed in occult learning.

Chal·daic (-d

k) adj. & n.

Chaldee [kælˈdiː]

1. (Linguistics / Languages) a nontechnical term for Biblical Aramaic once believed to be the language of the ancient Chaldeans

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the actual language of the ancient Chaldeans See also Chaldean [2]

3. (Social Science / Peoples) an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean Also (for senses 1, 2) Chaldaic [kælˈdeɪɪk]

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Noun	1.	Chaldee - a wise man skilled in occult learning Chaldaean, Chaldean occultist - a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
	2.	Chaldee - an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea Chaldaean, Chaldean Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
Adj.	1.	Chaldee - of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture Chaldaean, Chaldean

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Chaldaean Chaldaism Chaldean Chaldee Paraphrase language occultist Semite	O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars! Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face, in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow? Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context	chalcid wasp Chalcidae chalcidfly Chalcidian Chalcidice Chalcididae Chalcis chalcis fly chalco- chalcocite chalcogen Chalcographer chalcography Chalcolithic chalcologue chalcomancy chalcopyrite Chalcostigma chalcotript Chaldaea Chaldaean Chaldaic Chaldaism Chaldea Chaldean Chaldee Chaldee Paraphrase Chaldrich chaldron chalet Chaleur Bay Chaliapin chalice chalice vine chaliced chalicosis chalicothere chalk chalk and talk chalk commander Chalk drawing chalk dust Chalk formation chalk line Chalk mixture chalk number chalk out Chalk period chalk pit chalk talk chalk troops	chalcosis chalcosis lentis chalcostibite Chalcostigma chalcotrichite chalcotript Chaldaea Chaldaea Chaldaea Chaldaean Chaldaean rite Chaldaean rite Chaldaeans Chaldaic Chaldaios Chaldaism Chaldaois Chaldea Chaldea Chaldea Chaldean Chaldean Chaldean (disambiguation) Chaldean Christians Chaldean Ethnicity Chaldean Iraqi American Association of Michigan Chaldean language Chaldean mythology Chaldeans Chaldeans Chaldee Chaldee Paraphrase Chaldees Chaldees Chaldene Chaldene (moon) Chaldois Chaldrich chaldron chaldron chaldron CHALENG chalet chalet chalet Châlet Châlet Chalet bungalow Chalet bungalow Chalet bungalow Chalet Résidence Loisirs Chalet, Le chalets chalets Chalets de Vacances en Montagne Chaleur Bay Chaleur Bay Chaleur Regional Development Commission Chaleurs Bay Chalfont St Giles Chalfont St. Giles

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O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context

If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face, in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow?

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

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