[syn: Galilean, Galilaean]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee,
Gr. ?: cf. F. galil['e]en.]
Of or relating to Galilee.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province
of Palestine under the Romans.
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2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who
opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called
also Gaulonite.
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3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by
Mohammedans and Pagans. --Byron.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See
Telescope.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Galilean
adj 1: of or relating to Galileo or his works
2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn:
Galilean, Galilaean]
n 1: an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn:
Galilean, Galilaean]
2: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by
Galileo [syn: Galilean satellite, Galilean]