Chaldean
Old Babylonian native
Chaldean refers to the ancient civilization of Chaldea in southern Mesopotamia, or to its people and language.
The Chaldeans ruled Babylon in its final period of glory.
Because Babylonian priests were famous for astronomy and astrology, Chaldean came to mean an astrologer or soothsayer.
Today, Chaldean often identifies members of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern church centered in Iraq: the Chaldean community in Detroit.
Ancient Mesopotamian capital
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- TigrisWestern Asian river
Euphrates · Akkadian · Sumerian · ziggurat · Fertile Crescent · Ur · Nineveh · Sargon
Celestial belt of signs
- natal chartStar positions at birth
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- housesBuildings for living
aspects · divination · prognostication · celestial · ecliptic · omen · cosmology · magi
Supernatural or illusory power
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
seer · mysticism · enchantment · spell · omen · wizardry · necromancy · theurgy
Ancient Semitic language
- IraqiFrom ancient Mesopotamia's land
- ChristianAdherent of the gospel
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
Detroit · San Diego · Baghdad · minority · indigenous · Middle Eastern · immigration · refugee
Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamian capital
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
Tigris · Euphrates · Akkadian · Sumerian · ziggurat · Fertile Crescent · Ur · Nineveh · Sargon · Hammurabi
zodiac
Celestial belt of signs
- natal chartStar positions at birth
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
houses · aspects · divination · prognostication · celestial · ecliptic · omen · cosmology · magi · stargazer
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
soothsayer · seer · mysticism · enchantment · spell · omen · wizardry · necromancy · theurgy · incantation
Aramaic
Ancient Semitic language
- IraqiFrom ancient Mesopotamia's land
- ChristianAdherent of the gospel
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
diaspora · Detroit · San Diego · Baghdad · minority · indigenous · Middle Eastern · immigration · refugee · community
ChaldeanAssyrian
Ancient Mesopotamian people
Persian · Cyrus the Great · Egyptian · Babylonian · Median
Chaldeanempiricist
Knowledge-from-experience advocate
rationalist · skeptic · scientist · materialist · Greek philosopher