galilee

¹

[ gal-uh-lee ]

noun

1. a porch or vestibule, often on the ground floor of a tower, at the entrance of some English churches.

Galilee

²

[ gal-uh-lee ]

noun

1. an ancient Roman province in what is now northern Israel.
2. Sea of Galilee. a lake in northeastern Israel through which the Jordan River flows. 14 miles (23 kilometers) long; 682 feet (208 meters) below sea level. Also called Lake Tiberias,.

Galilee

¹

/ ˈɡælɪˌliː /

noun

1. Sea of Galilee
   Sea of GalileeLake TiberiasLake Kinneret a lake in NE Israel, 209 m (686 ft) below sea level, through which the River Jordan flows. Area: 165 sq km (64 sq miles)
2. a northern region of Israel: scene of Christ's early ministry

galilee

²

/ ˈɡælɪˌliː /

noun

1. a porch or chapel at the entrance to some medieval churches and cathedrals in England

Word History and Origins

Origin of galilee¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin galilaea porch of a church, literally, Galilee; perhaps alluding to Galilee as a country of Gentiles (as opposed to Judaea), the porch being an area especially associated with the laity

Origin of galilee²

From Old French Galilee, from Latin Galilaea, from Greek Galilaía , from Hebrew galil, haggalil “district, the district”

Example Sentences

“My father told me we have a house in Nahf,” he said, referring to a town in the Upper Galilee, west of the Green Line.

From The Daily Beast

He began to fortify a number of cities in Upper and Lower Galilee; and stored them with provisions.

From Project Gutenberg

The Old Galilee is a room perhaps 55 feet by 75, divided by columns and arches into five sections.

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The Carmel example was the only one added to the list, and was much less perfect than some examples in Upper Galilee.

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From the mountains of Upper Galilee you look down to the narrow shore-line of the coast of Phnicia.

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There is one example on Gilboa, and five or six in Upper Galilee, one of which is called the stone of blood.

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