Babylonian captivity

American  

noun

1. the period of the exile of the Jews in Babylonia, 597–538 b.c.

2. the exile of the popes at Avignon, 1309–77.

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Babylonian captivity British  

noun

1. the exile of the Jews in Babylonia from about 586 to about 538 _bc

2. the exile of the seven popes in Avignon (1309–77)

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Example Sentences

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

History further demonstrates that after the Babylonian captivity, Judaism was never without a Diaspora, never without Jews—some of them important thinkers—in parts of the world other than Israel.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Jews had to endure the Babylonian captivity, the leveling of Jerusalem by the Romans, and 19 centuries of exile.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the years immediately preceding the Babylonian captivity false prophets played a prominent role and their pernicious influence upon Judah's history can hardly be overestimated.

From The Bible Period by Period A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods by Tidwell, Josiah Blake