Definitions for galileeˈgæl əˌli
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gal•i•leeˈgæl əˌli(n.)
a porch or vestibule at the entrance of some English churches.
Category: Architecture
Origin of galilee:
1585–95; < ML galilaea porch of a church, lit., Galilee
Gal•i•leeˈgæl əˌli(n.)
an ancient Roman province in what is now N Israel.
Category: Geography (places)
Sea of.
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Also called Lake Tiberias.
Princeton's WordNet
Galilee(noun)
an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
Wiktionary
galilee(Noun)
A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
galilee(Noun)
In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.
Galilee(ProperNoun)
A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.
Galilee(ProperNoun)
The Sea of Galilee.
Origin: From Γαλιλαία, from הגליל.
Webster Dictionary
Galilee(noun)
a porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Galilee
the northern division of Palestine, divided into Upper, hilly, Lower, level, about 60 m. long and 30 broad.
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