Galilean Definition

galəlēən
noun
A person born or living in Galilee.
Webster's New World
A Christian.
Webster's New World

(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.

Wiktionary

(by extension, sometimes derogatory) A Christian.

Wiktionary
Jesus.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • galilaean
  • Galilean satellite
adjective
Of Galilee or its people or culture.
Webster's New World
Of Galileo.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • galilaean
pronoun
Jesus Christ.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Galilean

Noun

Singular:
Galilean
Plural:
galileans

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Galilean

  • the Galilean

Origin of Galilean

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

    From Wiktionary

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