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    CHALDAEAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An inhabitant of ancient Chaldeaplay

    Synonyms:

    Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Chaldaean" is a kind of...):

    Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)

    Derivation:

    Chaldaean (of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A wise man skilled in occult learningplay

    Synonyms:

    Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Chaldaean" is a kind of...):

    occultist (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or cultureplay

    Synonyms:

    Chaldaean; Chaldean; Chaldee

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Chaldea (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)

    Derivation:

    Chaldaean (an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea)

    Chaldea (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))

    Chaldea (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)

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