Chaldean


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Chal·de·an

also Chal·dae·an  (kăl-dē′ən) or Chal·dee  (kăl′dē′)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Chaldea or its people, language, or culture.
2. Of or relating to an Eastern Catholic church historically centered in northern Iraq and neighboring regions.
n.
1. A member of an ancient Semitic people who ruled in Babylonia.
2. An adherent of the Chaldean church.
3. See Aramaic.
4. A person versed in occult learning.
Chal·da′ic (-dā′ĭk) adj. & n.
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Chaldean

(kælˈdiːən) or

Chaldaean

n
1. (Peoples) a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
2. (Languages) the dialect of Babylonian spoken by this people
adj
3. (Peoples) of or relating to the ancient Chaldeans or their language
4. (Languages) of or relating to the ancient Chaldeans or their language
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Chal•de•an

(kælˈdi ən)

n.
1. a Semitic people of Chaldea who seized Babylon from the Assyrians in the 7th century b.c., giving rise to the Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean dynasty (625–539 b.c.).
2. an astrologer or soothsayer. Dan. 1:4; 2:2.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to Chaldea, the Chaldeans, or the Babylonian state ruled by Chaldeans.
[1575–85; < Latin Chaldae(us) (< Greek Chaldaîos Chaldaea, an astrologer)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Chaldean - a wise man skilled in occult learning
Chaldaean, Chaldee
occultist - a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
2.Chaldean - an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
Chaldaean, Chaldee
Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
Adj.1.Chaldean - of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
Chaldaean, Chaldee
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I, no more than yourself, have seen the Chaldean masonry works constructed according to the sacred form of the Sikra, nor the temple of Solomon, which is destroyed, nor the stone doors of the sepulchre of the kings of Israel, which are broken.
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What was said in this disappointing anti-climax, by the disciples of the Good Republican Brutus of Antiquity, except that it was something very voluble and loud, would have been as so much Hebrew or Chaldean to Miss Pross and her protector, though they had been all ears.
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Man cannot KNOW in any higher sense than this, any more than he can look serenely and with impunity in the face of the sun: "You will not perceive that, as perceiving a particular thing," say the Chaldean Oracles.
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"Then thou needst have no uneasiness, my friend," said Don Quixote, "for I will deliver thee out of the hands of the Chaldeans, much more out of those of the Brotherhood.
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"Such indeed was the opinion of the great lawgiver of the Jews, but the Egyptians, and the Chaldeans, the Greeks, and the Romans, were wont to manifest their gratitude, in these types of the human form.
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"The Chaldean Christian community is shocked and heartbroken by the cruelty of Jimmy Al Daoud's deportation to Iraq and his death on the streets of Baghdad," Zina Rose Kiryakos, president of the Iraqi Christian Foundation and an attorney for Christian victims of ISIS, said.
'We're being hunted': Iraqi Christians in US fear deportation after death of Jimmy Al Daoud
KIRKUK / NINA /- The Chaldean Patriarch of Iraq and the World Cardinal Luis Rafael Saco discussed with a delegation from the US Embassy including Brian McVeters, Deputy Chief of Mission and Sarah Casper, Political Affairs Advisor, the reconstruction of Christian areas and the return of displaced people.
Saco discusses with US Embassy delegation reconstruction of Christian areas and the return of displaced people
The FBI arrives to question her about a man from Iraq (a Chaldean Christian from Mosul) where ISIS has just seized control.
Finding Mrs. Ford
The historic Christian churches long established in Iran are the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church, all of which hold their services in their own languages--Armenian, Assyrian and Chaldean.
Security troops in Tabriz seize church, pull off cross
The Zoroastrians and Jews each elect one representative in the parliament, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians jointly elect one representative, and Armenian Christians in the north and the south are each represented by one lawmaker.
Iran's Larijani reelected as parliament speaker
Later, the President also had an audience with MP Henry Shdid, and then head of the Chaldean community in Lebanon, Bishop Michel Qsargi.
Aoun grants Dr Badr National Cedar Medal, hails Lebanese people's moderation attribute

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