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 Gal·i·le·an /ˌgæləˈliən, ˈle-/
 (a.)伽利略的

 Gal·i·le·an a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope.

 Gal·i·le·an a.  Of or relating to Galilee.

 Gal·i·le·an, n.
 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.
 2. Jewish Hist. One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.
 3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Muslims and Pagans.
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 Galilean
      adj 1: of or relating to Galileo or his works
      2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: Galilaean]
      n 1: an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn:
           Galilaean]
      2: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered
         by Galileo [syn: Galilean satellite]

 Galilean
    an inhabitant or native of Galilee. This word was used as a name
    of contempt as applied to our Lord's disciples (Luke 22:59; Acts
    2:7). All the apostles, with the exception of Judas Iscariot
    (Acts 1:11), were Galileans. Peter was detected by his Galilean
    accent (Matt. 26:69; Mark 14:70).
      This was also one of the names of reproach given to the early
    Christians. Julian the Apostate, as he is called, not only used
    the epithet himself when referring to Christ and his apostles,
    but he made it a law that no one should ever call the Christians
    by any other name.