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galilean
noun 3adj 2name 1
Collocations
2GALILEAN + NOUN
moons
PREP.
around
Definitions
adj
1
Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
noun
1
A native or resident of Galilee.
2
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
A Christian.
name
1
Jesus Christ.
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Synonyms
noun — an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
- galilaean
adjective — of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
- galilaean
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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The Galilean moons are the four moons of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo Galilei in the 17th century.
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The four Galilean moons are called: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
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Callisto, the outermost of the four Galilean moons, has an old surface that is perhaps the most heavily cratered of any object in the solar system.
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The Galilean moons revolve around Jupiter and are four: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa.
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