Chaldean

American  

[kal-dee-uhn] / kælˈdi ən /

Also Chaldee

noun

1. one of an ancient Semitic people who lived in Babylonia.

2. the Indigenous Semitic language of the Chaldeans, Aramaic being used as an auxiliary language.

3. Biblical Aramaic.

4. (in the Bible) an astrologer, soothsayer, or enchanter.

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adjective

1. of or belonging to ancient Chaldea.

2. pertaining to astrology, occult learning, etc.

Chaldean British  

/ kælˈdiːən /

noun

1. a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century _bc

2. the dialect of Babylonian spoken by this people

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adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Chaldeans or their language

Etymology

Origin of Chaldean

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin Chaldae(us), from Greek Chaldaîos “a Chaldean, astrologer” + -an