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形容詞

Galilean

1. Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.

派生語

名詞

Galilean (plural Galileans)

1. A native or resident of Galilee.
2. (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.
3. (by extension, sometimes derogatory) A Christian.

固有名詞

Galilean

1. Jesus Christ.

語源 2

Originated 1720–30, from Galileo +‎ -an.

形容詞

Galilean (comparative more Galilean, superlative most Galilean)

1. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.

派生語

参照

• “Galilean”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “Galilean”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.