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proper noun

Chaldaei

Meaning

  1. the Chaldœans

Chaldaei, ōrum, m., = Χαλδαῖοι,
I. the Chaldœans, a people of Assyria, distinguished, in an early age, for their knowledge of astronomy and astrology.
A. Of the nation or people, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 105; Mel. 3, 8, 5.—
B. In gen., soothsayers, astrologers, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2; 2, 42, 87 sq.; Val. Max. 3, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 1, 1 sqq.; sing.: Chaldaeus, a soothsayer, Cato, R. R. 5, 4; gen. plur. Chaldaeūm, Lucr. 5, 726.—
II. Hence,
A. Chaldaeus, a, um, adj., Chaldœan: regnum, Luc. 8, 226.—
2. Esp., of or belonging to the soothsayers: secta, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 211: grex, Juv. 10, 94.—
B. Chal-dăĭcus, a, um, adj., the same: genus praedicendi, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: rationes, id. ib. 2, 47, 98: gentes, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 121.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyChaldaeiEth. Chaldaei (Eth. Χαλδαῖοι), a people who dwelt in Babylonia, taken in the most extensive sense, as extending from above Babylon to the Persian Gulf…

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What does Chaldaei mean in Latin?
Chaldaei, a proper noun, means “the Chaldœans”.