Associations to the word «Babel»

Wiktionary

BABEL, proper noun. The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
BABEL, noun. A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. [from 16th c.]
BABEL, noun. A place or scene of noise and confusion. [from 16th c.]
BABEL, noun. A tall, looming structure. [from 16th c.]
BABEL, noun. Alternative form of Babel

Dictionary definition

BABEL, noun. (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another.
BABEL, noun. A confusion of voices and other sounds.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky