galilean

1. 1.

   an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)

   SynonymsGalilaean

   Broaderinhabitant
2. 2.

   one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo

   SynonymsGalilean satellite

   Broadersatellite

   NarrowerCallistoEuropaGanymedeIo

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.