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Babylon /babˈi-lon/ noun- A place of sorrowful exile
- A place, etc of luxury and decadence, used (derogatory) formerly by Protestants in reference to the Roman Catholic Church, more recently by Rastafarians of Western culture, or generally by one group of another group which they consider to be corrupt
ORIGIN: Babylon, city of ancient Mesopotamia Babylōˈnian adjective - Of Babylon
- Huge, gigantic
- Romish, popish (obsolete; from the identification with Rome of the scarlet woman of the Bible, Revelation 17)
- Babel-like, confused in language
- Luxurious, decadent
noun- An inhabitant of Babylon
- The ancient language of Babylonia, Akkadian
Babylonˈish adjective Babylonian captivity or Babylonish captivity noun - The exile of the Jews deported to Babylon in 597 and 586BC, lasting until c.538
- The exile of the popes at Avignon, 1309–77
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