Galilean

English

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

Galilean

1. Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.

Translations

of or pertaining to the region of Galilee

• Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ (galilaios)
• Czech: galilejský (cs)
• Finnish: galilealainen (fi)
• German: galiläisch
• Greek:

  Ancient: Γαλιλαῖος (Galilaîos)

• Hebrew: גלילי (he)
• Italian: galileano (it) m, galileana (it) f
• Portuguese: galileu
• Spanish: galileo
• Swedish: galileisk (sv)
• Volapük: Galileyänik

of or pertaining to a Galilean, Galileans

• Finnish: galilealainen (fi)
• German: galiläisch
• Hebrew: גלילי (he)
• Italian: galileano (it) m, galileana (it) f
• Volapük: (♂♀) Galileyänanik, (♂) hi-Galileyänanik, (♀) ji-Galileyänanik

Noun

Galilean (plural Galileans)

1. A native or resident of Galilee.
2. (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.
3. (by extension, sometimes derogatory) A Christian.

Translations

person from Galilee

• Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ (galilaios)
• Czech: Galilejec m
• Finnish: galilealainen (fi)
• Polish: Galilejczyk (pl) m, Galilejka (pl) f
• Portuguese: galileu m
• Swedish: galilé (sv) c
• Yiddish: גלילעער (goleleyer)

zealous follower of Judas of Galilee

• Finnish: selootti (fi)
• Portuguese: galileu m

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• German: ^{(please verify)} Galiläer m, ^{(please verify)} Galiläerin f
• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} גלילי (he)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} galileano (it) m, ^{(please verify)} galileana (it) f
• Volapük: (♂♀) ^{(please verify)} Galileyänan, (♂) ^{(please verify)} hi-Galileyänan, (♀) ^{(please verify)} ji-Galileyänan

Proper noun

Galilean

1. Jesus Christ.

Etymology 2

Originated 1720–30, from Galileo +‎ -an.

Adjective

Galilean (comparative more Galilean, superlative most Galilean)

1. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.

Derived terms

• Galilean invariance
• Galileanism
• Galilean moon
• Galilean relativity

 

Translations

of or pertaining to Galileo Galilei

• Czech: galileovský
• Esperanto: galileja
• Finnish: galileilainen
• German: galileisch
• Italian: galileiano (it) m, galileiana (it) f
• Portuguese: galileano
• Spanish: galileano

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.