Chaldaean

Variant of Chaldean

Chaldean definition

Chal·dean (-dē′ən)

adjective

of Chaldea or its people, language, or culture

Etymology: L Chaldaeus < Gr Chaldaios

noun

  1. a person born or living in Chaldea; member of a Semitic people related to the Babylonians
  2. the Semitic language of the Chaldeans

  3. Etymology: from the fact that astrology and magic flourished in Chaldea

    Rare an astrologer or sorcerer
Also Chaldaean Chal·dae′·an

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