Galilean
English
editEtymology 1
editOriginated 1605–15 from Latin Galilaea, from Galilee + -an.
Adjective
editGalilean
- Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
Translations
editof or pertaining to the region of Galilee
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of or pertaining to a Galilean, Galileans
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Noun
editGalilean (plural Galileans)
- A native or resident of Galilee.
- (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.
- (by extension, sometimes derogatory) A Christian.
Translations
editperson from Galilee
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Proper noun
editGalilean
Etymology 2
editOriginated 1720–30, from Galileo + -an.
Adjective
editGalilean (comparative more Galilean, superlative most Galilean)
- (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to Galileo Galilei
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References
edit- “Galilean”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “Galilean”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.