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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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