Postexilic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    After an exile, especially the Jewish exile to Babylon around 600 BC. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the period in Jewish history after 539 BC (after the Babylonian Captivity) wordnet

Etymology

From post- + exilic.

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