"galilee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: galilees [plural]
Etymology: From late Middle English galilie, from Old French galilee, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”). Possibly the allusion is to Galilee being an outlying region of Biblical Palestine. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|galilie}} Middle English galilie, {{der|en|fro|galilee}} Old French galilee, {{der|en|ML.|galilaea}} Medieval Latin galilaea, {{der|en|la|Galilaea||Galilee}} Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} galilee (plural galilees)
  1. (architecture) A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-galilee-en-noun-Xk6dSKdJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Topics: architecture
  2. In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.
    Sense id: en-galilee-en-noun-oSTDfZGk

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