Babylon

noun

Bab·​y·​lon ˈba-bə-ˌlän  -lən 

: a city devoted to materialism and sensual pleasure

Examples of Babylon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a second wave of New Babylon forces marching through Manhattan, Maggie, Negan, and Armstrong holed up in apartment and ended the season with a joint proclamation. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 June 2025

The New Babylon forces – goofily marching like actual army troops through the streets of NYC – have taken control now that everyone else is dead. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025

By contrast, the skeletal Scherzinger transformed Sunset Blvd.’s movieland horror story into a film noir Hollywood Babylon. —Armond White, National Review, 13 June 2025

Other marches are set for Forest Hills in Queens, Garden City, West Babylon, Patchogue, Port Jefferson and throughout the Hudson Valley. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Babylon, ancient city of Babylonia

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Babylon

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon

Geographical Definition

Babylon

geographical name

Bab·​y·​lon ˈba-bə-lən 

-ˌlän

ancient city and capital of Babylonia

Note: The site of Babylon is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) south of Baghdad near the Euphrates River.

see also babylonian