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   Galileo Galilei
         n 1: Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to
               use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that
               different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the
               refracting telescope that enabled him to make many
               discoveries (1564-1642) [syn: {Galileo}, {Galileo Galilei}]

English Dictionary: guileless by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glial cell
n
  1. a cell of the neuroglia [syn: neurogliacyte, {neuroglial cell}, glial cell]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guileless
adj
  1. free of deceit
    Synonym(s): guileless, transparent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gulo luscus
n
  1. stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
    Synonym(s): wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guileless \Guile"less\, a.
      Free from guile; artless. -- {Guile"less*ly}, adv.
      {Guile"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guileless \Guile"less\, a.
      Free from guile; artless. -- {Guile"less*ly}, adv.
      {Guile"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guileless \Guile"less\, a.
      Free from guile; artless. -- {Guile"less*ly}, adv.
      {Guile"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
      gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.]
      1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
  
      2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
  
                     Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo luscus}), of the
            family {Mustelid[91]}, about the size of a large badger.
            It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious,
            whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the
            northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Galilee, Sea of
      (Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other
      names. (1.) In the Old Testament it is called the "sea of
      Chinnereth" (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27), as is supposed from
      its harp-like shape. (2). The "lake of Gennesareth" once by Luke
      (5:1), from the flat district lying on its west coast. (3.) John
      (6:1; 21:1) calls it the "sea of Tiberias" (q.v.). The modern
      Arabs retain this name, Bahr Tabariyeh.
     
         This lake is 12 1/2 miles long, and from 4 to 7 1/2 broad. Its
      surface is 682 feet below the level of the Mediterranean. Its
      depth is from 80 to 160 feet. The Jordan enters it 10 1/2 miles
      below the southern extremity of the Huleh Lake, or about 26 1/2
      miles from its source. In this distance of 26 1/2 miles there is
      a fall in the river of 1,682 feet, or of more than 60 feet to
      the mile. It is 27 miles east of the Mediterranean, and about 60
      miles north-east of Jerusalem. It is of an oval shape, and
      abounds in fish.
     
         Its present appearance is thus described: "The utter
      loneliness and absolute stillness of the scene are exceedingly
      impressive. It seems as if all nature had gone to rest,
      languishing under the scorching heat. How different it was in
      the days of our Lord! Then all was life and bustle along the
      shores; the cities and villages that thickly studded them
      resounded with the hum of a busy population; while from
      hill-side and corn-field came the cheerful cry of shepherd and
      ploughman. The lake, too, was dotted with dark fishing-boats and
      spangled with white sails. Now a mournful, solitary silence
      reigns over sea and shore. The cities are in ruins!"
     
         This sea is chiefly of interest as associated with the public
      ministry of our Lord. Capernaum, "his own city" (Matt. 9:1),
      stood on its shores. From among the fishermen who plied their
      calling on its waters he chose Peter and his brother Andrew, and
      James and John, to be disciples, and sent them forth to be
      "fishers of men" (Matt. 4:18,22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5: 1-11). He
      stilled its tempest, saying to the storm that swept over it,
      "Peace, be still" (Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 7:31-35); and here also
      he showed himself after his resurrection to his disciples (John
      21).
     
         "The Sea of Galilee is indeed the cradle of the gospel. The
      subterranean fires of nature prepared a lake basin, through
      which a river afterwards ran, keeping its waters always fresh.
      In this basin a vast quantity of shell-fish swarmed, and
      multiplied to such an extent that they formed the food of an
      extraordinary profusion of fish. The great variety and abundance
      of the fish in the lake attracted to its shores a larger and
      more varied population than existed elsewhere in Palestine,
      whereby this secluded district was brought into contact with all
      parts of the world. And this large and varied population, with
      access to all nations and countries, attracted the Lord Jesus,
      and induced him to make this spot the centre of his public
      ministry."
     
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