Chaldee

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Chaldean. dated

    "'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'"

  2. 2
    an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea wordnet
  3. 3
    A wise individual involved in the occult.
  4. 4
    a wise man skilled in occult learning wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Chaldean. dated, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Chaldea. alt-of, dated

    "Abraham departed from Chaldee […]"

  2. 2
    The Aramaic language, or Biblical Aramaic specifically. dated

Synonyms

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chaldeanaramaicchaldaeanchaldaeanchaldaeanchaldaic

Example

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"Abraham departed from Chaldee […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Chaldaea via Middle French Chaldee.

Etymology 2

From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee.

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