galilee
noun
gal·i·lee ˈga-lə-ˌlē 
: a chapel or porch at the entrance of an English church
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin galilea, probably after Galilea, Galilaea galilee, from a monastic and clerical comparison of the church porch, where the laity gathered, to biblical Galilee, regarded, in opposition to Judaea, as a country of Gentiles (as in Matthew 4:15)
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Galilee
geographical name
Gal·i·lee ˈga-lə-ˌlē
hill region of northern Israel north of the Plain of Esdraelon
Galilean
ˌga-lə-ˈlē-ən
adjective or noun galilee
noun
as in portico
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- portico
- porch
- piazza
- veranda
- stoop
- lanai
- verandah
- gallery
- solarium
- sunroom
- sunporch
- sleeping porch
- porte cochere
- sun parlor
