Babylonish

American  

[bab-uh-lon-ish, -loh-nish, bab-uh-loh-nish, bab-uh-luh-nish] / ˈbæb əˌlɒn ɪʃ, -ˌloʊ nɪʃ, ˌbæb əˈloʊ nɪʃ, ˈbæb ə lə nɪʃ /

adjective

1. Babylonian.

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Etymology

Origin of Babylonish

First recorded in 1525–35; Babylon(ia) + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Ezekiel’s vision by the river Chebar—Our vision by the river Khabour—Rivers identical—“A wheel within a wheel”—Babylonish emblem of divinity—Origin of the cherubim—Dream of a woman suffering from cataract—Effect of dream on her character—Watch and chain recovered by means of a “faked” dream—Illustration of the doctrine of Kismet or Naseeb—“Ghosts” in our compound—Atmosphere of ghosts bad for fowls.

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After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.

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The… injurious nickname of Babylonish.

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A distinctly higher moral tone appears in the writings called by his name, and this is especially noticeable in the “second Isaiah,” who wrote after the Babylonish captivity.

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Secondly, it is proved by the sacred books, received equally by Jew and Christians, that the sovereign power is gone from Judah; was wholly annihilated during the Babylonish captivity, and has not been re-established since.

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