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Webster 1913 Edition

Galilean

Galˊi-le′an

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to Galileo;
as, the
Galilean
telescope
. See
Telescope
.

Galˊi-le′an

,
Adj.
[L.
Galilaeus
, fr.
Galilaea
Galilee, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
galiléen
.]
Of or relating to Galilee.

Galˊi-le′an

,
Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.
2.
(Jewish Hist.)
One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; – called also
Gaulonite
.
3.
A Christian in general; – used as a term of reproach by Muslims and Pagans.
Byron.

Webster 1828 Edition

Galilean

GALILE'AN

,
Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Galilee, in Judea. Also, one of a sect among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans.

Definition 2024

Galilean

Galilean

English

Adjective

Galilean

  1. of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
  2. (philosophy) of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.

Translations

Derived terms

Noun

Galilean ‎(plural Galileans)

  1. A native or resident of Galilee.
  2. (historical) 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.
  3. (by extension, sometimes derogatory) A Christian.

Translations

Proper noun

Galilean

  1. Jesus Christ.

References

  • “Galilean” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • “Galilean” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

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