a made-up name for a subject that deals with telling the future. Chaldea was a region in the southern part of Babylonia, the ancient empire in southwest Asia which flourished from 2100 - 538 b.c. The Chaldeans were famous for studying the stars to foretell the future. Many present forms of fortunetelling were practiced by the priests and scholars of ancient Chaldea. The suffix -osis means a state, condition or action. —SHSBC Binder 1 Glossary