- galilee porch
- 1) galilée m2) porche d'église m
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galilee porch
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galilee porch — noun A galilee in direct communication with the exterior • • • Main Entry: ↑galilee … Useful english dictionary
Galilee — Gal i*lee, n. [Supposed to have been so termed in allusion to the scriptural Galilee of the Gentiles. cf. OF. galil[ e]e.] (Arch.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galilee — [gal′ə lē΄] n. [ME galilie < ML galilaea < L Galilaea, Galilee: ? because, being at the less sacred western end, it was compared with the scriptural “Galilee of the Gentiles”] a porch or chapel at the western entrance of certain medieval… … English World dictionary
galilee — porch in front of church Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
galilee — /gal euh lee /, n. a porch or vestibule, often on the ground floor of a tower, at the entrance of some English churches. [1585 95; < ML galilaea porch of a church, lit., GALILEE; perh. alluding to Galilee as a country of Gentiles (as opposed to… … Universalium
porch — porchless, adj. porchlike, adj. /pawrch, pohrch/, n. 1. an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway. 2. a veranda. 3. the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic… … Universalium
galilee — gal•i•lee [[t]ˈgæl əˌli[/t]] n. archit. a porch or vestibule at the entrance of some English churches • Etymology: 1585–95; < ML galilaea porch of a church, lit., Galilee … From formal English to slang
Galilee — This interesting northern English medieval surname, recorded in the spellings of Galley, Gally, Galey, Gally, Galilee and Gallally, has two possible origins. The first is occupational, and a metonymic or nickname for a galley man, one who owned… … Surnames reference
porch — n veranda, stoop; portico, gallery, galilee, vestibule, loggia; solarium, sun porch, sleeping porch … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
porch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. verandah, portico, piazza; entrance, portal; stoa. See opening, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. veranda, piazza, portico, breezeway, entrance, doorstep, stoop, gallery, entrance platform, carriage … English dictionary for students
galilee — noun Etymology: Anglo French, from Medieval Latin galilaea, probably from Galilaea Galilee, from Latin Date: 15th century a chapel or porch at the entrance of an English church … New Collegiate Dictionary
