galilean

1. 1.

   of or relating to Galileo or his works
2. 2.

   of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants

   SynonymsGalilaean

Other forms of galilean

plural

galileans·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about galilean

What does galilean mean?

galilean means "an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in galilean?

galilean has 4 syllables: gal-i-le-an. The stress falls on "le". In IPA it is /ˌɡæləˈliən/.

What is another word for galilean?

Close synonyms include Galilaean, Galilean satellite, Galilaean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is galilean a common word?

galilean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with galilean?

1 word rhymes with galilean. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.