Galilean
English
Etymology
Adjective
Galilean
- of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
- (philosophy) of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Galilean invariance
- Galileanism
- Galilean moon
- Galilean relativity
Translations
of or pertaining to the region of Galilee
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of or pertaining to a Galilean, Galileans
of or pertaining to Galileo Galilei
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Noun
Galilean (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
person from Galilee
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References
- “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.
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