Babylonian

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noun

Bab·​y·​lo·​nian ˌba-bə-ˈlō-nyən 

-nē-ən

1

: a native or inhabitant of ancient Babylonia or Babylon

2

: the form of the Akkadian language used in ancient Babylonia

Babylonian

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Babylonia or Babylon, the Babylonians, or Babylonian

2

: marked by luxury, extravagance, or the pursuit of sensual pleasure

the Babylonian delights of the city

… the Babylonian halls of the big hotel …

—G. K. Chesterton

Synonyms of Babylonian

Adjective

• luxurious
• deluxe
• luxury
• luxuriant
• palace
• lavish

Examples of Babylonian in a Sentence

Adjective

the Babylonian glitter of the city's gold coast

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In the Electronic Babylonian Library Platform, study co-author and Assyriologist Enrique Jiménez is digitizing all of the cuneiform text fragments that have been discovered around the world. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2025

The first Temple’s razing, by the Babylonian Empire, occurred in 586 BCE; the second, in 70 CE, was perpetrated by the Romans. — Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024

Adjective

It is thought that the Greek myth could be a retelling of an older Babylonian tale, in which the hero Gilgamesh slayed a colossal dog-headed, winged serpent known as a Mush-dragon. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026

Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws. — Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Babylonian

• baconian
• devonian
• draconian
• estonian
• newtonian
• pannonian
• senonian
• amazonian
• hamiltonian
• parkinsonian