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GALILEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
Synonyms:
Galilean; Galilean satellite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("Galilean" is a kind of...):
satellite (any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star)
Instance hyponyms:
Callisto (the second largest of Jupiter's satellites)
Europa (the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water)
Ganymede (the largest of Jupiter's satellites)
Io (the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Synonyms:
Galilaean; Galilean
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Galilean" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Derivation:
Galilean (of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
Synonyms:
Galilaean; Galilean
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Galilean (an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ))
Galilee (an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry)
Derivation:
Galilean (an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ))
Galilee (an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to Galileo or his works
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Galileo (Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642))
Derivation:
Galilee (an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry)
Galileo (Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642))
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