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

The most important consequence of the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Western Schism was simple: the moral and spiritual authority of the church hierarchy was seriously undermined.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The Prophetic Movement lasted from the period before the Assyrian invasion of Israel through the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews, from about 750 BCE – 550 BCE.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The Prophetic Movement lasted from the period before the Assyrian invasion of Israel through the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews, from about 750 BCE — 550 BCE.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

Back past the Babylonian Captivity, in fact: The first Jews in Kurdistan, tradition holds, were among the last tribes of Israel, taken from their land in the Eighth Century B.C.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2017

The treatise, therefore, takes its place between Luther's two famous writings, the Address to the Christian Nobility and the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, which appeared in Oct, 1520.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Luther, Martin