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Webster 1913 Edition


Chaldean

Chal-de′an

,
Adj.
[L.
Chaldaeus
.]
Of or pertaining to Chaldea.
Noun.
(a)
A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.
(b)
A learned man, esp. an astrologer; – so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans.
(c)
Nestorian.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chaldean

CHALDEAN

,
Noun.
An inhabitant of Chaldea.

Definition 2024


Chaldean

Chaldean

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Adjective

Chaldean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.

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Noun

Chaldean (plural Chaldeans)

  1. A native of Chaldea; a Chaldee.
  2. A member of the Chaldean Catholic Church, a uniate church of the Roman Catholic Church.
  3. (biblical) A diviner or astrologer.

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Proper noun

Chaldean

  1. The Semitic language of the Chaldeans.

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