Associations to the word «Babylonian»

Wiktionary

BABYLONIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the real (or to the mystical) Babylon
BABYLONIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldea.
BABYLONIAN, noun. An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
BABYLONIAN, noun. An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.
BABYLONIAN, noun. An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
BABYLONIAN, proper noun. A later form of Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia in 1950 BC – 100 AD.

Dictionary definition

BABYLONIAN, noun. An inhabitant of ancient Babylon.
BABYLONIAN, noun. The ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written.
BABYLONIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras