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GALILAEAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)

Synonyms:

Galilaean; Galilean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Galilaean" is a kind of...):

denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)

Derivation:

Galilaean (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:

Galilaean (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)

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