Thesaurus: galilean

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope.
2. a. Of or relating to Galilee.
3. n. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.
4. n. One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.
5. n. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans.
6. adj. of or relating to Galileo or his works
7. adj. of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
8. n. an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
9. n. one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
10. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope. Of or relating to Galilee. 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans. 2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite. 3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans. Byron.
11. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. SeeTelescope.
12. j:100 n. an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) a. of or relating to Galileo or his works a. of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants