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English noun: Tower of Babel

1. Tower of Babel (artifact) (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another


SynonymsBabel


Instance hypernymziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat


Part meronymBabylon


Domain categoryBook of Genesis, Genesis









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