Babylon

noun

Bab·​y·​lon ˈba-bə-ˌlän How to pronounce Babylon (audio)
-lən
: a city devoted to materialism and sensual pleasure

Examples of Babylon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Damien Chazelle is weighing what that means for him following the box office failure of his big-budget film Babylon starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024 What is the relationship between New Babylon and the Commonwealth/Alexandria in the first place, given Negan was involved with both those communities to begin with? Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Stieler also wrote the screenplay for Dresen’s latest, From Hilde, With Love, which features Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries in the real-life tale of Hilde Coppi, a left-wing resistance fighter who was executed by the Nazis in 1943. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 The Babylon cast member eventually moved to Hollywood, but the rest of his family stayed in the Midwest. Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024 Pitt starred in three prominent movies in 2022: the Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum adventure rom-com The Lost City, the action caper Bullet Train, and the Old Hollywood epic Babylon. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024 Pitt last starred in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and David Leitch’s Bullet Train, both released in 2022. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024 Over the years, Maya’s dad has played for Joni Mitchell, Weather Report and Steely Dan, among others, and has amassed 700 credits on movie scores, including Babylon and La La Land. Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024 This was vital to the director because, in the book, the Brazilian city of Manaus is described as a Babylon, with immigrants coming from countries such as Spain, Portugal and Lebanon to work in the region’s many plantations and factories. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Babylon, ancient city of Babylonia

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Babylon was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Babylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Babylon. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Babylon

geographical name

Bab·​y·​lon ˈba-bə-lən How to pronounce Babylon (audio)
-ˌlän
ancient city and capital of Babylonia

Note: The site of Babylon is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) south of Baghdad near the Euphrates River.

see also babylonian

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