Babylonian
UK/bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən//bæbɪˈloʊnɪ.ən/
Babylonian adjective: pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
Adjective
Babylonian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
- Synonyms:
- Babylonic
- Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18).
- [W]e, on our parts, have learned to speak only the primitive language of the law, and not the confused jargon of their Babylonian pulpits.1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 29
- Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. .
- The first was in the Babylonian halls of the big hotel, which was the meeting place of the three commercial magnates concerned with arranging for a coal lock-out and denouncing it as a coal strike,1926, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, “The Ghost of Gideon Wise”, in The Incredulity of Father Brown
Noun
Babylonian (plural Babylonians)
- An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
- An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
- An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
Proper noun
Babylonian
Babylonian meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Persian
Babylonian in Hindi
- pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon
- बाबिली bābilī
- person from the city of Babylon
- बाबिली bābilī
- person from the kingdom of Babylonia
- बाबिली bābilī
- Akkadian language
- बाबिली bābilī
Babylonian in Tamil
- பண்டைய பாபிலோனியா நாட்டவர், பாபிலோனுக்குரிய, பாரிய உருவுடைய, பெரிய அளவான, குழப்பமிக்க
Babylonian in Persian
- person from the city of Babylon
- بابلی bâbeli
Synonyms of Babylonian
Forms of Babylonian
| plural | Babylonians |
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Origin of Babylonian
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.
Words formed from Babylonian
Phrases with Babylonian
Words that rhyme with Babylonian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Burtonian
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- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
- Mortonian
Questions about Babylonian
- What does Babylonian mean?
- Babylonian means pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
- What is Babylonian in Hindi?
- Babylonian in Hindi is बाबिली (bābilī). See Babylonian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Babylonian?
- Babylonian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Babylonian?
- Babylonian is pronounced /bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/ (UK).
Words near Babylonian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Babylonian (page history and authors); Babylonian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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