Babylonian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Babylonian \Bab`y*lo"ni*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or
     to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Babylonian \Bab`y*lo"ni*an\, prop. n.
     1. An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a
        Chaldean.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were
        remarkable for the study of astrology.
        [1913 Webster] Babylonic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Babylonian
       adj : of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or
             culture; "Babylonian religion"
       n 1: an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
       2: the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the
          ancient Babylonian language was written

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "Babylonian":
     Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, deluxe, elaborate,
     elegant, extravagant, fancy, fine, glorious, grand, grandiose,
     imposing, impressive, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, noble,
     palatial, plush, posh, princely, proud, ritzy, splendacious,
     splendid, splendiferous, stately, sumptuous, superb, superfancy,
     superfine, swank, swanky, swell