chaldaean

1. 1.

   of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture

   SynonymsChaldeanChaldee

Other forms of chaldaean

plural

chaldaeans·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chaldaean

What does chaldaean mean?

chaldaean means "a wise man skilled in occult learning". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chaldaean?

chaldaean has 4 syllables: chal-da-e-an. The stress falls on "da".

What is another word for chaldaean?

Close synonyms include Chaldean, Chaldee, Chaldean, Chaldee, Chaldean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chaldaean a common word?

chaldaean is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.