- a variation of Chaldean.
Chaldee
Britishnoun
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a nontechnical term for Biblical Aramaic, which was once believed to be the language of the ancient Chaldeans
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the actual language of the ancient Chaldeans See also Chaldean
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an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean
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It was originally written in the ancient Chaldee, a language which neither thou nor I understand.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
As all these men had been captives in Babylon, and could nowhere else be taught to write, how could these books be composed in any other than the Chaldee character?
From Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures by Logan Mitchell
After the number had appeared Scott wrote to Blackwood in tempered approval, but saying that he must withdraw his support if satire like that of the Chaldee Manuscript was to continue.
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin
I have been told by persons who understand the languages well, that the words Boze Guion, which mean the scourge of God, are written in Chaldee characters upon their wings.”
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
See the chapters relating to the Chaldee Paraphrases.
From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Eleazar Lord
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