Chaldean is who? The meaning and origin of the word
Many people heard the expression "Chaldean's face". But very few people understand where it came from and what has to do with the history of this mysterious people. In this article, we will talk about the importance of the name of this nation in the appearance of Russian phraseology.
The Biblical Parable
The name of this nation is more mythicalcharacter. Those who are familiar with even a little with the Holy Scripture, most likely heard of such a tribe as the Chaldeans. Who are they really? According to the Bible, the Chaldeans - this tribe magicians and kings originating from eastern countries, that the call reached the guiding star of Bethlehem. He went a long way for the sake of one goal - to see, finally, the newborn Messiah and bring him donative sacrifices.
Historical reference
Science proves that such a nationalityexisted in reality. The researchers decided to divide the Chaldeans into a people and priests. In the notion of historians, the Chaldeans are an armed nomadic people. Initially, he lived in Mesopotamia, where he had previously come from other Asian countries. Due to their aggressive nature, the Chaldeans came to serve many Assyrian kings. In due time this people even took Babylon and founded a Chaldean dynasty there. Because of this, this country in some sources, in addition to the name of Babylonia, carries another - Chaldea. Its capital was Babylon. Later representatives of this people settled on the lands of Ancient Rome and Greece, where they were engaged in guessing and conducting other rituals.
Chaldeans in Christianity
In addition to world history, this people left theira trace in the religious world. So, according to many European denominations, Chaldeans are Christians living in the territory of modern Iraq and Iran. The church of these parishioners has a corresponding name - Chaldean. According to the legend, many Chaldean Christians escaped from persecution in Babylon, where they founded the same name in religion. Many researchers believe that the specific cults of representatives of this people had their influence on the formation of Judaism. So, these believers had their own system of amulets and amulets. However, such a course of Christianity completely contradicts the idea of the ancient Chaldeans as magicians who came from Central Asia.
Occupation
Due to the fact that the Chaldeans are, first of all, the concept, which is used to call the ancient priests, it is necessary to tell in more detail about this estate.
The above magicians were descended from dynasties withold history. As a rule, the title of the priest was inherited. The Chaldean priests were the most literate representatives of their people. They had knowledge in astronomy, numerology, medicine, mathematics, agriculture and other branches of social sciences. In most cases, the priests acted in the service of monasteries, where they studied the stars, their influence on politics, religion, calendars and horoscopes. Already at that time the Chaldeans knew that the year consisted of 365 days, and also knew how to calculate the time of the onset of eclipses in the starry sky. Moreover, the magicians were credited with magical knowledge. Based on the remaining sources, they could predict the fate of people and entire states, cast spells and treat. According to legend, the priests knew the art of trance, which they used during military operations and natural disasters.
Name semantics
However, no matter who the Chaldeans are and whatever they do, it is interesting from the philological point of view what meaning the name of this ancient people has in modern Russian.
Most Russian speakers often heard a word like the Chaldean. Is it a jargon?
According to the published in the territory of the RussianFederation of explanatory dictionaries dedicated to jargon, this concept really applies to specific vocabulary. Thus, the "Chaldean" is the jargon derived from the thieves' lexicon. In the language of criminals, this concept means a teacher or mentor. In a more negative sense, this word means a man running errands. However, such a word was fixed not only in thieves' jargon. Nowadays it occurs in ordinary conversational speech. Its meaning remains the same: it is the teacher and the teacher. There is also an interpretation of this word, as the designation of a buffoon, a rogue, impudent, that is, a person who is not shy in expressions and behavior.
Fiction
The concept of "Chaldea" is found not only in the scientificor religious literature, but also in the artistic. Thus, in the works of Panteleyev, known for his narrative "The Republic of ShKID", a similar name is often found in the designation of teachers. Even the author himself was difficult to explain to his readers who understood the term "Chaldea". The writer himself interprets this jargon in the foreword of his work, as a Soviet disrespectful address to a teacher-crook. In other words, the Chaldeans are the failed teachers, charlatans. This is what the author of the teachers of the initial Soviet stage sees, just after the accomplishment of the revolution. As a rule, these are natives of churches, former servicemen, servants. Such teachers did not have sufficient knowledge and basic pedagogical skills for teaching children. Basically, most of these rascals came to teach in orphanages, since there was simply no other work. So, behind such unimportant teachers and the meaning of the word "Chaldean" was fixed.
