English Explanatory Dictionary

Gileadean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional theocratic dystopian nation of Gilead in Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of the fictional theocratic dystopian nation of Gilead in Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale.

Word forms

Gileadean more Gileadean most Gileadean Gileadeans

Etymology

From Gilead + -ean.

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