[syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chaldean \Chal*de"an\, a. [L. Chaldaeus.]
Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n.
(a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.
(b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the
Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts
were much cultivated by the Chaldeans.
(c) Nestorian.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Chaldean
adj 1: of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or
language or culture [syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean,
Chaldee]
n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: Chaldean,
Chaldaean, Chaldee]
2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: Chaldean,
Chaldaean, Chaldee]