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galilee
(gal′ə lē′)
noun
a porch or chapel at the western entrance of certain medieval churches
Origin: ME galilie < ML galilaea < L Galilaea, Galilee: ? because, being at the less sacred western end, it was compared with the scriptural “Galilee of the Gentiles”
- region of N Israel
- lake in NE Israel, on the Syrian border: c. 13 mi (21 km) long
Origin: L Galilaea < Gr Galilaia < Heb hagalil < gelil (hagoyim), lit., district (of the Gentiles)
See galilee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A small chapel or porch at the western end of a medieval English church.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English galile
Origin: , from Old North French galilee
Origin: , from Medieval Latin galilaea
Origin: , from Latin Galilaea, Galilee
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A region of northern Israel. The northernmost part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel, Galilee was the center of Jesus's ministry.
, Sea of or Lake Ti·be·ri·as
A freshwater lake of northeast Israel. About 214 m (700 ft) below sea level, it is fed and drained by the Jordan River.
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