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Babylonian Captivity

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Noun

1. babylonian captivity

the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC

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Babylonian Captivity

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noun
1. 
the exile of the Jews in Babylonia from about 586 to about 538 bc
2. 
the exile of the seven popes in Avignon (1309–77)

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Babylonian Captivity

see synonyms of babylonian captivity
1. 
Babylonian Exile
2. 
the period of forced residence of the popes at Avignon, France (1309-77)
so called after the exile of the Jews

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