Chaldean adj 1: of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldaean}, {Chaldee}] n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldaean}, {Chaldee}] 2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldaean}, {Chaldee}]
Chaldean \Chal*de"an\, a. [L. Chaldaeus.] Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. (a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea. (b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans. (c) Nestorian. [1913 Webster]