English Explanatory Dictionary

Galilean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
noun
  1. A native or resident of Galilee.
  2. 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. A Christian.
name
  1. Jesus Christ.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.

Word forms

Galilean Galileans more Galilean most Galilean

Etymology

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

Derived words

Galilean Aramaic Galilean invariance Galileanism Galilean moon Galilean refractor Galilean relativity

Translations

Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ Czech: Galilejec Finnish: galilealainen Manchu: ᡤᠠᠯᡳᠯᡳᠶᡝᠶᠠ ᡤᠣᠯᠣᡳ ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ Polish: Galilejczyk Polish: Galilejka Portuguese: galileu Scottish Gaelic: Galilèach Swedish: galilé Yiddish: גלילעער
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