Babylonish

[ bab-uh-lon-ish, -loh-nish, bab-uh-loh-nish, bab-uh-luh-nish ]

adjective

1. Babylonian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Babylonish¹

First recorded in 1525–35; Babylon(ia) + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Ezechias shews all his treasures to the ambassadors of Babylon: upon which Isaias foretells the Babylonish captivity.

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Under the figure of the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity, the church is invited to rejoice for her redemption from sin.

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During the Babylonish empire, Greece, and its islands, were scarcely known to people of that country.

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For seventy years the seat of the Papacy remained there, and this has been called the time of the Babylonish captivity.

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He—the man whose mind reeks like carrion, and whose practices are damnable—has answered my book, The Babylonish Captivity.

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