Chaldean

Chal·de·an

noun \kal-ˈdē-ən, kȯl-, käl-\

Definition of CHALDEAN

1

a : a member of an ancient Semitic people that became dominant in Babylonia b : the Semitic language of the Chaldeans

2

: a person versed in the occult arts

— Chaldean adjective

Origin of CHALDEAN

Latin Chaldaeus Chaldean, astrologer, from Greek Chaldaios, from Chaldaia Chaldea, region of ancient Babylonia

First Known Use: 1561

Rhymes with CHALDEAN

Achaean, Actaeon, Aegean, Antaean, Archean, Augean, Chilean, Crimean, Cumaean, Fijian, Judaean, Korean, Kuchean, Linnaean, Mandaean, Matthean, Nicaean, plebeian, pygmaean, Tupian