Babylonian
adj.
of or pertaining to Babylon or the Babylonian Empire (ancient empire in southwest Asia)
n.
resident of the ancient city Babylon or of the Babylonian Empire (ancient empire in southwest Asia)
Babylonia
Babylonian
Noun
1. an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
(hypernym) Semite
(hyponym) Sumerian
2. the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
(hypernym) cuneiform
(classification) Babylon
Adjective
1. of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion"
(pertainym) Babylon
Babylonian
(n.)
An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.
(n.)
An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Babylonian
Synonyms and related words:
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,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.