Chaldean

noun

Chal·​de·​an kal-ˈdē-ən 

kȯl-, 

käl-

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

Examples of Chaldean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Chaldean Patriarchate in Baghdad, which oversees the El Cajon diocese, posted a statement on its website over the weekend. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

Other groups include Melkite Greek Catholics, Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholics, Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholics, Assyrians, Chaldean Catholics, Copts and various Protestant communities. — Ramazan Kılınç, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025

That’s what Chaldean Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko of Alqosh, in Iraq, said to me during an interview two years ago this summer. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 23 June 2025

Alina Habba, the counselor to the president, is herself a Chaldean whose parents hail from Baghdad. — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

Manna is the brother of Martin Manna, president of the Chaldean Community Foundation in Sterling Heights. — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a