Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belshazzarian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bels-haz-zar-i-an
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet

Example Sentences

"And it was a Belshazzarian feast and the handwriting of destruction was on the wall."

Etymology

From Belshazzar + -ian, in reference to the biblical king Belshazzar or Balthazar, whose blasphemy and arrogance at a lavish feast led to his overthrow by God.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Belshazzar

Inflected Forms

more Belshazzarian (comparative) most Belshazzarian (superlative)

Synonyms

Belshazzaresque

Questions

What does belshazzarian mean?: excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet
Where does belshazzarian come from?: From Belshazzar + -ian, in reference to the biblical king Belshazzar or Balthazar, whose blasphemy and arrogance at a lavish feast led to his overthrow by God.

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