Dictionary
Thesaurus
Medical
Scrabble®
Spanish Central
Browse DictionaryBrowse Thesaurus
Get our free apps!iPhone•iPad•Android
Games
Word of the Day
Video
Blog: Words at Play
My Faves
Dictionary

postexilic

adjective post·ex·il·ic \ˌpōst-(ˌ)eg-ˈzi-lik\

Definition of POSTEXILIC

:  of or relating to the period of Jewish history between the end of the exile in Babylon in 538 b.c. and a.d. 1
ADVERTISEMENT

First Known Use of POSTEXILIC

1871

Rhymes with POSTEXILIC

amphiphilic, cryophilic, hemophilic, hydrophilic, necrophilic, thermophilic, zoophilic

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: postexistPrevious Word in the Dictionary: post exchangeAll Words Near: postexilic
ADVERTISEMENT
10 Charming Words for Nasty People
Put-downs with flair
Learn More
When "Literally" isn't, well, literal
How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Watch Now
Know what this is?
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Go Play
Fear of cats?
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears
Learn More
Join Us
Merriam-Webster
on Facebook
Merriam-Webster
on Twitter
Bookstore: Digital and Print
Merriam-Webster references for Mobile, Kindle, print, and more.
See All
Other Merriam-Webster Dictionaries