Chaldean
/kælˈdi.ən/US/kælˈdi.ən/
Chaldean adjective: of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
Adjective
Chaldean (not comparable)
Noun
Chaldean (plural Chaldeans)
- A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.
- The Chaldeans had great faith in Ea, their god of healing, to whom prayers were said in case of sickness, but herb remedies were also given the patient by the god's representative in the community.1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254
- The Chaldeans worshipped the seven planets. These seven planets were the "Seven Great Gods" of the ancients, and constituted a polytheism, the component members of which varied in importance, with the moon occupying the premier position.1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 14
- A member of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
- A diviner or astrologer.
- Older Babylonian astrology, which flourished in Kassite and Assyrian times (1400-700 B.C.) had a quite different character: it aimed at short-range predictions of general public events, such as wars and harvests, from striking phenomena such as eclipses, clouds, annual rising and setting of...1953, B. L. van der Waerden, “History of the Zodiac”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, volume 16, page 223
Proper noun
Chaldean
- The West Semitic language of the ancient Chaldeans.
- Synonym of Biblical Aramaic (now considered a misnomer).
- Synonyms:
- Biblical Aramaic
- Synonym of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic.
- Synonyms:
- Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Chaldean meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Arabic
Chaldean in Hindi
- of Chaldea
- कसदी kasdī
- native of Chaldea
- कसदी kasdī
- member of the Chaldean Catholic Church
- कसदी kasdī
- language of the ancient Chaldeans
- कसदी kasdī
Chaldean in Urdu
- Chaldean
- کلدانی kaldānī
Chaldean in Telugu
- native of Chaldea
- కల్దీయుడు kaldīyuḍu
Chaldean in Arabic
- of Chaldea
- كَلْدَانِيّ kaldāniyy
- native of Chaldea
- كَلْدَانِيّ kaldāniyy, كَلْدَانِيَّة kaldāniyya
Synonyms of Chaldean
Forms of Chaldean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chaldaean |
| alternative form | Chaldee |
| alternative form (archaic) | Chaldæan |
| Noun | |
| plural | Chaldeans |
Origin of Chaldean
From Latin chaldaeus [from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos)] + -an.
Words formed from Chaldean
Phrases with Chaldean
Questions about Chaldean
- What does Chaldean mean?
- Chaldean means of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
- What is Chaldean in Hindi?
- Chaldean in Hindi is कसदी (kasdī). See Chaldean meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chaldean?
- Chaldean can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chaldean?
- Chaldean is pronounced /kælˈdi.ən/ (US).
Words near Chaldean in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Chaldean (page history and authors); کلدانی (Urdu) (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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