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Galileans

Galileans is the plural of Galilean.

Meaning of Galilean

Noun

Galilean (plural Galileans)

  1. A native or resident of Galilee.
  2. (historical) A zealous follower of Judas of Galilee, who fiercely resented the taxation of the Romans, and whose violence contributed to induce the latter to vow the extermination of the whole race.
  3. (broadly, derogatory, sometimes) A Christian.

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Questions about Galileans

What is Galileans the plural of?
Galileans is the plural of Galilean.

Words near Galileans in the dictionary

  1. Galilean relativity
  2. Galilean satellites
  3. Galilean telescope
  4. Galilean telescopes
  5. Galileanism
  6. Galileans
  7. galilee
  8. galilees
  9. Galileian
  10. galileiite
  11. galileo

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