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babylonish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
baby-lonish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.

adj

Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.

adj

Pertaining to Rome and papal power.

Obsolete

adj

Confused; Babel-like.

Example Sentences

  • "I ſawe amõge yͤ ſpoiles a coſtly Babiloniſh garment, and two hũdꝛeth Sycles of ſyluer and a tunge of golde, woꝛth fiftye Sycles in weight, […]"
  • "the […] injurious nickname of Babylonish"

Etymology

From Babylon + -ish. Compare Old English Babilōnisċ. Piecewise doublet of Babelish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Babylonish (comparative) most Babylonish (superlative)

Questions

What does babylonish mean?
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Where does babylonish come from?
From Babylon + -ish. Compare Old English Babilōnisċ. Piecewise doublet of Babelish.

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