chaldea | (n) an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II, Syn. Chaldaea |
chaldean | (n) a wise man skilled in occult learning, Syn. Chaldaean, Chaldee |
chaldean | (n) an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea, Syn. Chaldaean, Chaldee |
chaldean | (adj) of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture, Syn. Chaldaean, Chaldee |
babylonia | (n) an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king), Syn. Chaldea, Chaldaea |