Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun galilean

2 senses of galilean

Sense 1
Galilean, Galilaean -- (an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ))
       => inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller -- (a person who inhabits a particular place)

Sense 2
Galilean satellite, Galilean -- (one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo)
       => satellite -- (any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star)

Similarity of adj galilean

2 senses of galilean

Sense 1
Galilean -- (of or relating to Galileo or his works)

Sense 2
Galilean, Galilaean -- (of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants)