Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or made at Babylon.
- Babel-like; confused.
- Popish. See
Babylonian , a., 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
- adjective Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
- adjective obsolete Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
- adjective Confused; Babel-like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to, or made in,
Babylon orBabylonia . - adjective Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
- adjective obsolete Pertaining to
Rome andpapal power. - adjective
Confused ;Babel -like.
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Examples
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Beginning of the so-called Babylonish Captivity, being the establishment of the papal court at Lyons, France.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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But recent investigations have almost certainly established that these alleged books of Moses were composed in the sixth century B.C. at the earliest -- at any rate, after the return of the Israelites from the so-called Babylonish captivity.
Freeland A Social Anticipation Theodor Hertzka 1884
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Of course I would go on with the adventure, if adventure it might be called, to go sailing around Cape Horn with a shipload of fools and lunatics -- and worse; for I remembered the three Babylonish and
CHAPTER X 2010
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Another of the trio, in whose veins ran God alone knows what Semitic, Babylonish and Latin strains, gave a warning signal.
CHAPTER V 2010
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This book found under Josiah, was unknown until the return from the Babylonish captivity; and it is said that it was Esdras, inspired by God, who brought the Holy
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If the prayer originated during the Babylonish captivity, it is evident that the Jews at that time must have hoped for and expected a Redeemer.
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When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
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When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
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The viewing of such questions as important indicates the degree of Babylonish captivity held by the person asserting it, I would argue; ie, it shows how far secular values have taken root.
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy Sam Norton 2006
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It was of a piece with the gross corruption and superstition of the Babylonish Church that such a viper and blood-sucking _Troldmand_ should be patronized and harboured by the Bishop.
Number 13 by M. R. James | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2004
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