Chaldean (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The museum exhibited a collection of Chaldean artifacts from the Neo-Babylonian period.
- Chaldean wisdom had a significant influence on the development of ancient Greek astronomy.
- Scholars have struggled to decipher the meaning of this Chaldean text.
- A notable figure in the history of Chaldean mathematics is the astronomer Kidinnu.
- Archaeologists uncovered Chaldean temples that predated those of the Babylonian Empire.