| slovo | definícia |
chaldea
(encz) | Chaldea, |
chaldea
(wn) | Chaldea
n 1: 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 [syn: Chaldea, Chaldaea]
2: 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) [syn:
Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea] |
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chaldean
(encz) | Chaldean, adj: |
Chaldean
(gcide) | Chaldean \Chal*de"an\, a. [L. Chaldaeus.]
Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n.
(a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.
(b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the
Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts
were much cultivated by the Chaldeans.
(c) Nestorian.
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chaldean
(wn) | Chaldean
adj 1: of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or
language or culture [syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean,
Chaldee]
n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: Chaldean,
Chaldaean, Chaldee]
2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: Chaldean,
Chaldaean, Chaldee] |
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