babylonian
babylonian Lexical Profile
• adjective
Relating to the ancient city of Babylon, the empire of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia, its people, or their culture.
"The museum recently acquired several clay tablets inscribed with ancient Babylonian astronomical calculations."
Characterized by extravagant luxury, decadence, or moral corruption, evoking biblical and classical portrayals of ancient Babylon.
"Critics condemned the billionaire's gala as a display of Babylonian excess during a time of widespread economic hardship."
• noun
A native or inhabitant of ancient Babylon or the empire of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia.
"The ancient Babylonians developed sophisticated legal codes and advanced methods for tracking celestial bodies."
The southern dialect of the East Semitic Akkadian language spoken in ancient Babylonia and recorded in cuneiform script.
"The Epic of Gilgamesh was preserved primarily on clay tablets written in Standard Babylonian."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Latin Babylonius, from Ancient Greek Babylōnios, ultimately from the Akkadian name Bābilim, meaning 'gate of God'.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.