Chaldaism (kaldaizm)

[ Chaldean (kal-de'an), a.and n. [ see Chaldaic.] I. a. Relating or pertaining to Chaldea, the rich plain of southern Babylonia: the name Chaldea was also often applied to the whole of that country, from the dominance of the Chaldean race over it for a long period. It was in Chaldea that the important Me so pot am i an civilization was developed from the primitive Accadian. Also Chaldæan, Chaldaic, and Chaldee.- - Chaldean art, the earliest development of Accadian or Me so pot am i an art, from which the later art of Babylon and As syria was directly derived. Though still imperfectly known, this art clearly contains the germs of all the later developments from it, including the substructural mounds, terraced temples of brick, enamels, use of bright colors, and engraved gems. Such stone sculptures as have been found, par IMG:content-0125.jpg:[merged small][merged small][graphic] Chaldean Art. - Sculptured head from Tello, in the Louvre Museum. more artistic promise, than was fulfilled in this branch of art by the Babylonian and A yrian sculptors. Chaldean cycle. See cycle. - Chaldean era. See era. II. n. 1. An inhabitant of Chaldea; specifically, a member of the Semitic race from whom Chaldea took its name, who were celebrated as warriors, astrologers, magicians, etc., and constituted the priestly caste of Babylonia. Hence-2. In the Bible, sometimes, an astrologer, soothsayer, or fortune-teller. Chaldee (kal'dē), a . and n . [L. Chaldæus , a . Same as Chaldean . - Chaldee language. See Chaldaic , n. - Chaldee Paraphrases, commentaries, called by the Jews Targums , made for those Jews who spoke the Chaldee language and did not understand Hebrew. II. n. 1. Same as Chaldean , 1.-2. Same as Chaldaic . chalder1 (châl'dér), n . [ chaudiere , cau diere, F. chaudière = Pr. caudiera = Sp. caldera = Pg. caldeira = It. caldaja, caldara, Same as chaldrick .