Tower of Babel
See also: tower of Babel
English
Proper noun
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The Tower of Babel (1563), painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
- (biblical) A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.
Translations
tower erected at Babel
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Noun
Tower of Babel (plural Towers of Babel)
- (figuratively) A visionary and impractical plan.
- Alternative spelling of tower of Babel
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