Definition
A system of beliefs, practices, or cultural influences associated with ancient Babylon; sometimes used to refer to luxurious or morally corrupting lifestyles.
Etymology
From 'Babylon' plus '-ism' (Greek '-ismos'). Religious texts sometimes used this term polemically to describe what they saw as pagan or corrupting influences from Babylonian civilization.
Kelly Says
In medieval and Renaissance writing, 'Babylonism' was sometimes used as code for papal excess—the Book of Revelation called Rome 'Babylon,' so religious critics weaponized the word! Place names became insults.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባብሎንነት
ba-bi-lo-n-net
ARالعربية
بابيلية
ba-bee-li-yah
BNবাংলা
বাবিলনীয়
ba-bi-lo-nee-o
CACatalà
babilònia
ba-bi-lo-nya
CSČeština
babylonský
ba-bi-lo-n-ski
DADansk
babylonisme
ba-bi-lo-nizm
DEDeutsch
Babylonismus
bah-bloh-nee-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
βαβυλωνισμός
va-vi-lo-ni-smohs
ESEspañol
babilonismo
bah-bee-lohn-ee-smoh
FAفارسی
بابیلونیسم
ba-bi-lo-ni-z-m
FISuomi
babylonismi
ba-bi-lo-ni-smi
FRFrançais
babylonisme
bab-lo-nism
GUGU
બાબિલોનિયમ
ba-bi-lo-ni-yam
HAHA
babilonism
ba-bi-lo-ni-z-m
HEעברית
בבליזם
ba-ve-li-z-m
HIहिन्दी
बबिलोनवाद
babilonavaad
HUMagyar
babiloniizmus
ba-bi-lo-ni-o-o-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
babilonisme
ba-bi-lo-ni-sme
IGIG
babilonism
ba-bi-lo-ni-z-m
ITItaliano
babilonismo
ba-bee-lo-nee-smo
JA日本語
バビロニア主義
babironia-shugi
KKKK
бабилондық
ba-bi-lo-ndik
KMKM
បាប៊ីឡុង
ba-bi-lo-ng
KO한국어
바빌로니즘
babilionijeum
MRMR
बबिलोनवाद
babilonavaad
MSBahasa Melayu
babilonisme
ba-bi-lo-ni-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ဘဘီလုန်းနစ်
ba-bi-lo-ne-nit
NLNederlands
babylonisme
ba-bi-lo-nee-sme
NONorsk
babylonisme
ba-bi-lo-nizm
PAPA
ਬਾਬਿਲੋਨੀਅਮ
ba-bi-lo-nee-am
PLPolski
babilonizm
ba-bi-lo-nizm
PTPortuguês
babilônismo
bah-bee-lohn-ee-moh
RORomână
babilonism
ba-bi-lo-nizm
RUРусский
бабилонизм
babilonizm
SVSvenska
babylonism
ba-bi-lo-nizm
SWKiswahili
ubabilonia
oo-ba-bi-lo-nee-ah
TAதமிழ்
பபிலோனியம்
pa-bi-lo-ni-yam
TEతెలుగు
బాబిలోనిజం
ba-bi-lo-ni-jam
THไทย
ศาสนาบาบิโลน
sa-san ba-bi-lon
TLTL
babilonismo
ba-bi-lo-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
babiloniyet
bah-bee-lo-nee-yet
UKУкраїнська
бабілонізм
ba-bi-lo-nizm
URاردو
بابلیزم
ba-bee-li-zam
VITiếng Việt
Babylon giáo
ba-bi-lon giao
YOYO
babilonism
ba-bi-lo-ni-z-m
ZH中文
巴比伦主义
bā bǐ lún zhǔ yì
ZUZU
ubabilonia
oo-ba-bi-lo-nee-ah