Galilean
[,gæli'li(:)ən]
Definition
(noun.) an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ).
(adj.) of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants .
(adj.) of or relating to Galileo or his works .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope.
(a.) Of or relating to Galilee.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.
(n.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.
(n.) A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans.
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Definition
adj. of or pertaining to Galilee one of the Roman divisions of Palestine.—n. a native of Galilee: a Christian.
adj. of or pertaining to Galileo a great Italian mathematician (1564-1642).—Galilean law the law of the uniform acceleration of falling bodies; Galilean telescope a telescope with a concave lens for its eye-piece.
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Examples
- Is it any wonder that to this day this Galilean is too much for our small hearts? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As early as 1610 there had been presented to him a means of precision of the first importance to the pr ogress of astronomy, namely, a Galilean telescope. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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