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adj
Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
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adj
Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.
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Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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name
Jesus Christ.
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noun
A native or resident of Galilee.
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noun
A zealous follower of Judas of Galilee, who fiercely resented the taxation of the Romans, and whose violence contributed to induce the latter to vow the extermination of the whole race.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A Christian.
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Usage: broadly, derogatory, sometimes
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adjective
of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Galilaean
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adjective
of or relating to Galileo or his works
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noun
one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
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Synonyms: Galilean satellite
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Broader terms: satellite
Narrower terms: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io
noun
an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Galilaean
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Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
History
Originated 1605–15 from Latin Galilaeus [from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος (Galilaîos)] + -an.
Originated 1720–30, from Galileo + -an.
Across languages
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
