Babylonian

English

From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) +‎ -an; corresponding to Babylon +‎ -ian.

Babylonian (not comparable)

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete, derogatory) Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18). [16th–19th c.]
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford 2009, p. 29:
  [W]e, on our parts, have learned to speak only the primitive language of the law, and not the confused jargon of their Babylonian pulpits.
Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. [from 17th c.].

pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon

Catalan: babiloni (ca), babilònic (ca)
Czech: babylónský (cs)
Danish: babylonisk (da), babylonsk (da)
Dutch: Babylonisch (nl)
Finnish: babylonialainen (fi)
French: babylonien (fr)
German: babylonisch (de)
Greek: βαβυλωνιακός (el) (vavyloniakós)
Irish: Bablónach
Italian: babilonico
Latin: Babylonius, babylōnicus
Norwegian:
Bokmål: babylonsk, babylonisk
Nynorsk: babylonsk, babylonisk
Polish: babiloński (pl)
Portuguese: babilónico (pt) (Portugal), babilônico (Brazil), babilónio (Portugal), babilônio (Brazil)
Russian: вавилонский (ru) (vavilonskij)
Spanish: babilonio (es), babilónico (es)
Swedish: babylonisk (sv)
Volapük: Babülonik, ela Babylon

Babylonian (plural Babylonians)

An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.

person from the city of Babylon

person from the kingdom of Babylonia

Babylonian

Akkadian language