Chaldee

C3H4A1L1D2E1E1

adjective

Synonym of Chaldean.

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Meanings

Chaldee1

proper noun
  1. datedDated form of Chaldea.

    Abraham departed from Chaldee […]

    1842, An Equalization of every item of Scripture Money, Weight, and Measure, page 45

Chaldee2

adjectiveChaldee (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableSynonym of Chaldean.

    Synonyms: Chaldean

nounChaldee (plural Chaldees)

plural Chaldees

  1. datedSynonym of Chaldean.

    'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'

    1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128

    Synonyms: Chaldean

  2. A wise individual involved in the occult.
proper noun
  1. datedThe Aramaic language, or Biblical Aramaic specifically.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of Chaldean.

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nounSynonym of Chaldean.

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More synonyms by meaning

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

nouna wise man skilled in occult learning

Broader

nounan inhabitant of ancient Chaldea

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Chaldee · proper noun

  1. Middle FrenchChaldee
  2. LatinChaldaea
  3. EnglishChaldee

From Latin Chaldaea via Middle French Chaldee.

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Chaldee · adjective, noun, proper noun

  1. Middle FrenchChaldee
  2. Latinchaldaeus
  3. EnglishChaldee

From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee.

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Cite this entry
APA

Chaldee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaldee

MLA

“Chaldee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaldee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chaldee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaldee.

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