Babel — meaning in English

English meaning

• Babel noun A confused, noisy mixture of voices or languages.
• Babylon name The ancient Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates, capital of the Babylonian Empire.

Senses

Babel is used for these senses in English:

• Babel (biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
• Babylon (historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

Babel — full definition

1. noun A confused, noisy mixture of voices or languages.
2. noun A scene of noise, confusion, or disorder.

Babylon — full definition

1. name The ancient Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates, capital of the Babylonian Empire.
2. name Figuratively, any city or system associated with excess, wealth, and moral decay.
3. name In Rastafari usage, a term for oppressive Western institutions, the police, or corrupt authority in general.