Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Galilean"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Galilean
an inhabitant or native of Galilee. This word was used as a name
of contempt as applied to our Lord's disciples (Luke 22:59; Acts
2:7). All the apostles, with the exception of Judas Iscariot
(Acts 1:11), were Galileans. Peter was detected by his Galilean
accent (Matt. 26:69; Mark 14:70).
This was also one of the names of reproach given to the early
Christians. Julian the Apostate, as he is called, not only used
the epithet himself when referring to Christ and his apostles,
but he made it a law that no one should ever call the Christians
by any other name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See
{Telescope}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee,
Gr. ?: cf. F. galil['e]en.]
Of or relating to Galilee.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Galilean
adj 1: of or relating to Galileo or his works [syn: {Galilean}]
2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: {Galilean},
{Galilaean}]
n 1: a resident of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn: {Galilean},
{Galilaean}]
2: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered
by Galileo [syn: {Galilean satellite}, {Galilean}]
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