name
galilee
GA-lih-lee
name
1
A hilly region in northern Israel, prominent in the biblical accounts of Jesus' life.
"Much of Jesus's ministry, according to the Gospels, took place around Galilee."
2
The Sea of Galilee, a large freshwater lake in the same region.
"Fishermen still work the waters of the Sea of Galilee."
noun
1
In church architecture, a covered porch-like entrance area leading into the main building.
"Visitors passed through the galilee before entering the cathedral nave."
How to Use Galilee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly the biblical region in northern Israel; less commonly, a porch-like entrance in a church.
Word Forms
galilees plural
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Etymology
From Latin Galilaea, ultimately from a Hebrew name for the region; the architectural sense may allude to Galilee as an outlying "porch" area of biblical Palestine.