postexilic

[ pohst-eg-zil-ik, -ek-sil- ]

adjective

1. being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postexilic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; post- + exilic

Example Sentences

Accepting the analogy implied in his guest's parable which examples of postexilic eminence did he adduce?

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