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

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

Due to Turkey's military interventions in Iraq and occupation of parts of Syria, all ethnic and religious groups indigenous to the region suffer because of it—including Yezidis and Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Christians who are already struggling to recover from ISIS atrocities. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025

The Chaldean Community Council holds regular meetings with representatives from the offices of Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-San Diego, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, and local residents with family members who are trying to immigrate as refugees. —Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 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