galilean
1Galilean — Gal i*le an, a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See {Telescope}. [1913 Webster] …
2Galilean — Galilean1 [gal΄ə lē′ən] adj. of Galilee or its people or culture n. 1. a person born or living in Galilee 2. Archaic a Christian the Galilean Jesus Galilean2 [gal΄ə lē′ən] adj. of Galileo …
3Galilean — Gal i*le an, a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee, Gr. ?: cf. F. galil[ e]en.] Of or relating to Galilee. [1913 Webster] …
4Galilean — Gal i*le an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans. [1913 Webster] 2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; called also {Gaulonite} …
5galilean — galileán s. m. (sil. le an), pl. galileéni (sil. le eni) Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …
6Galilean — Galileans (or Galilæans) were members of a fanatical sect (Zealots), followers 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… …
7Galilean — I noun 1. an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) • Syn: ↑Galilaean • Derivationally related forms: ↑Galilaean (for: ↑Galilaean) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
8Galilean — adjective Date: circa 1751 of, relating to, or discovered by Galileo Galilei < Galilean satellites > …
9Galilean — /gal euh lee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Galilee. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Galilee. 3. a Christian. 4. the Galilean, Jesus. [1605 15; < L Galilae(a) GALILEE + AN] /gal euh lay euhn, lee /, adj. of or pertaining to Galileo, his… …
10Galilean — An inhabitant or native of Galilee. This word was used as a name of contempt as applied to our Lord s disciples (Luke 22:59; Acts 2:7). All the apostles, with the exception of Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:11), were Galileans. Peter was detected by… …