| 1. | the period of the exile of the Jews in Babylonia, 597–538 b.c. |
| 2. | the exile of the popes at Avignon, 1309–77. |
| Main Entry: | Babylonian captivity |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the period of during which the Jews were exiled by Nebuchadrezzar to Babylonia in the 6th century BC |