galerie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

galerie

From the medieval Latin 'galeria' (attested in the 9th century), which is derived by dissimilation from 'galilaea' ('church porch of a monastery'), a metaphorical use of the Latin 'galilaea' (Galilee), a country considered in the scriptures as the land of the Gentiles in opposition to Judea, the homeland of the chosen people; the porch of the church being considered as the place intended for the people to be converted, in opposition to the church itself.

Definitions

théâtre
marine
fortification
militaire

Synonym

Plural

galeries

Translations

  • germangerman:Galerie
  • englishenglish:gallery
  • spanishspanish:galería
  • italianitalian:galleria
  • dutchdutch:galerij
  • portugueseportuguese:galeria

See also

galérienne (cn.)