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 galilees
noun
as in porticoes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- porticoes
- sleeping porches
- sunporches
- porches
- sun parlors
- porte cocheres
- porticos
- stoops
- verandas
- piazzas
- piazze
- lanais
- galleries
- verandahs
- solaria
- sunrooms
- solariums
