Babylonian captivity

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noun

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

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

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How to use Babylonian captivity in a sentence

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Like a Jack in the Box just sprung from coiled captivity, he begins rambling excitedly.
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“There was one good thing about it,” Chuck Davis says about his time in captivity.
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But the general circumstances of her capture and captivity have been known and widely reported for more than a year now.
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The center had seemingly proven wrong people who contend that rescued eaglets can only survive in captivity.
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Ezechias shews all his treasures to the ambassadors of Babylon: upon which Isaias foretells the Babylonish captivity.
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He reproaches the Jews for their obstinacy: he will deliver them out of their captivity, for his own name's sake.
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Under the figure of the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity, the church is invited to rejoice for her redemption from sin.
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The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity.
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The prophet is persecuted: he denounces captivity to his persecutors, and bemoans himself.
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British Dictionary definitions for Babylonian captivity

Babylonian captivity

noun

the exile of the Jews in Babylonia from about 586 to about 538 bc

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

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