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Babylonish

[ bab-uh-lon-ish, -loh-nish, bab-uh-loh-nish, bab-uh-luh-nish ]

adjective



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Babylonish1

First recorded in 1525–35; Babylon(ia) + -ish 1

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Example Sentences

Ezechias shews all his treasures to the ambassadors of Babylon: upon which Isaias foretells the Babylonish captivity.

Under the figure of the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity, the church is invited to rejoice for her redemption from sin.

During the Babylonish empire, Greece, and its islands, were scarcely known to people of that country.

For seventy years the seat of the Papacy remained there, and this has been called the time of the Babylonish captivity.

He—the man whose mind reeks like carrion, and whose practices are damnable—has answered my book, The Babylonish Captivity.

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