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Gal·i·lee

(găl′ə-lē′)

A region of northern Israel. The northernmost part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel, Galilee was the center of Jesus's ministry.

gal·i·lee

(găl′ə-lē′)

A small chapel or porch at the western end of a medieval English church.

[Middle English galile, from Old North French galilee, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea, Galilee.]

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Galilee

(ˈɡælɪˌliː)

1. (Placename) Sea of Galilee Lake Tiberias Lake 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. (Placename) a northern region of Israel: scene of Christ's early ministry

galilee

(ˈɡælɪˌliː)

(Architecture) a porch or chapel at the entrance to some medieval churches and cathedrals in England

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gal•i•lee

(ˈgæl əˌli)

n.

a porch or vestibule at the entrance of some English churches.

[1585–95; < Medieval Latin galilaea porch of a church, literally, Galilee]

Gal•i•lee

(ˈgæl əˌli)

n.

1. an ancient Roman province in what is now N Israel.

2. Sea of. Also called Lake Tiberias. a lake in NE Israel through which the Jordan River flows. 14 mi. (23 km) long; 682 ft. (208 m) below sea level.

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Galilee - an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry

Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

Nazareth - a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

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Galilea

Galilee

[ˈgælɪliː] N → Galilea f

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Galilee

n → Galiläa nt; the Sea of Galilee → der See Genezareth, das Galiläische Meer

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After the kingdom of the Argotiers, came the Empire of Galilee. Guillaume Rousseau, Emperor of the Empire of Galilee, marched majestically in his robe of purple, spotted with wine, preceded by buffoons wrestling and executing military dances; surrounded by his macebearers, his pickpockets and clerks of the chamber of accounts.

The Empire of Galilee was not much more advanced; among its music one could hardly distinguish some miserable rebec, from the infancy of the art, still imprisoned in the re-la-mi .

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From Joppa, Jerusalem, the River Jordan, the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethany, Bethlehem, and other points of interest in the Holy Land can be visited, and here those who may have preferred to make the journey from Beirut through the country, passing through Damascus, Galilee, Capernaum, Samaria, and by the River Jordan and Sea of Tiberias, can rejoin the steamer.

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So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles, Where he might likeliest find this new-declared, This man of men, attested Son of God, Temptation and all guile on him to try-- So to subvert whom he suspected raised To end his reign on Earth so long enjoyed: But, contrary, unweeting he fulfilled The purposed counsel, pre-ordained and fixed, Of the Most High, who, in full frequence bright Of Angels, thus to Gabriel smiling spake:-- "Gabriel, this day, by proof, thou shalt behold, Thou and all Angels conversant on Earth With Man or men's affairs, how I begin To verify that solemn message late, On which I sent thee to the Virgin pure In Galilee, that she should bear a son, Great in renown, and called the Son of God.

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DEAR FATHER BROWN,--Vicisti Galilee. Otherwise, damn your eyes, which are very penetrating ones.

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But the Pharisees and their mob are presented as of one mind, with a thumbs down on the preacher from Galilee. To be sure, those who plotted against Jesus were Jewish--but so were the many who supported him, so were his apostles who went forth and spread his word, and, for that matter, so was Jesus himself.

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When Pope John Paul visits the Holy Land this month, he will take a sparkling new Galilee highway to the dusty paths where Jesus walked.

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