# Babylonian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bæbɪˈləʊnɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #28,459

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire.
2. Roman Catholic (with reference to e.g. Revelation 14–18).
3. Characteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. .

## Etymology
From Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”) (from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios)) + -an. By surface analysis, Babylon + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Babelian.

## Common misspellings (15)
`abbylonian`, `babbylonian`, `bablyonian`, `babyllonian`, `babylnoian`, `babyloinan`, `babylonain`, `babyloniann`, `babylonina`, `babylonnian`, `babyolnian`, `babyylonian`, `bayblonian`, `bbabylonian`, `bbaylonian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babylonian