Babylonian captivity
Americannoun
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the period of the exile of the Jews in Babylonia, 597–538 b.c.
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the exile of the popes at Avignon, 1309–77.
noun
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the exile of the Jews in Babylonia from about 586 to about 538 bc
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the exile of the seven popes in Avignon (1309–77)
Example Sentences
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Nebuchadnezzar, I remembered, had destroyed the first temple in Jerusalem, forcing the Jews into the Babylonian captivity.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017
It lives in Babylonian captivity for a while but then it grows back.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2016
Corner, a self-righteous scold who must have seen proof sheets from the Book of Jeremiah, prophesied the fall of the city, the Babylonian captivity, and destruction of the conquerors.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the first time since the Papacy's 14th-Century "Babylonian captivity" in France, Italians were in the minority.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were an agricultural people until the Babylonian captivity, after which they became a commercial people.
From History of Education by Seeley, Levi
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