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Galilean

adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to Galileo or his works wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Jesus Christ.
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or resident of Galilee.
  2. 2
    one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo wordnet
  3. 3
    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. historical
  4. 4
    an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) wordnet
  5. 5
    A Christian. broadly, derogatory, sometimes

Etymology

Etymology 1

Originated 1605–15 from Latin Galilaea, from Galilee + -an.

Etymology 2

Originated 1605–15 from Latin Galilaea, from Galilee + -an.

Etymology 3

Originated 1605–15 from Latin Galilaea, from Galilee + -an.

Etymology 4

Originated 1720–30, from Galileo + -an.

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