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Chaldaic|kælˈdeɪɪk|
[ad. L. Chaldaic-us.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Chaldea.
B. n. The language of the Chaldeans.
So Chalˈdaical a. ˈChaldaism, a Chaldaic idiom or mode of speech, esp. occurring in the Old Testament. ˈChaldaize v. [cf. Gr. χαλδαίζειν], to imitate or follow the Chaldeans. † ˈChalday a., † ˈChaldic a. = Chaldee.
1662Stillingfl. Orig. Sacr. ii. vii. §10 This..Chaldaick superstition. 1832W. Irving Alhambra II. 77 It was of fine green silk, covered with Hebrew and Chaldaic characters. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. 292 The Oracles, called by some Magical..but by others Chaldaical. 1812Monthly Mag. XXXIV. 520 All those Graecisms, Syriaisms, or Chaldaisms, which deform the Hebrew text. 1652Gaule Magastrom. 120 To take heed of Chaldaizing, Judaizing, etc. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. 293 Those Chalday or Magick Oracles. 1623Lisle ælfric on O. & N.T. (1638) Pref. 11 They wrote some Caldick, some Syriack. |