Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See
   {Telescope}.

Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee,
   Gr. ?: cf. F. galil['e]en.]
   Of or relating to Galilee.

Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province
      of Palestine under the Romans.

   2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who
      opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called
      also {Gaulonite}.

   3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by
      Mohammedans and Pagans. --Byron.

Source : WordNet®

Galilean
     adj 1: of or relating to Galileo or his works
     2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: {Galilaean}]
     n 1: an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn:
          {Galilaean}]
     2: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered
        by Galileo [syn: {Galilean satellite}]