Meaning

3 senses
  1. A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

    Basilika

    бази́ликаbazílika

  2. A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.

    an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges

  3. (obsolete)An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Basil is an herb; a basilica is a church.

    ruБазилик - это трава, базилика - это церковь.

    deBasilikum ist ein Kraut, eine Basilika ist eine Kirche.

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  2. Tom and Mary visited St Mark's Basilica.

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  3. St Peter’s basilica is one of Italy's most famous monuments.

    deDer Petersdom ist eines der berühmtesten Bauwerke Italiens.

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  4. St Peter's basilica is one of Italy's most impressive monuments.

    deDer Petersdom gehört zu den eindrucksvollsten Bauwerken Italiens.

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  5. St. Peter's Basilica was built on top of St. Peter's tomb.

    deDer Petersdom wurde über dem Grab des heiligen Petrus errichtet.

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Translations

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Christian church building having a nave:
Deutsch
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Christian church building having a nave:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκή (băsĭlĭkḗ), from βᾰσῐλῐκὴ στοά (

Borrowed from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκή (băsĭlĭkḗ), from βᾰσῐλῐκὴ στοά (băsĭlĭkḕ stoá, “royal hall”), ultimately from βασιλικός (basilikós, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king, chief”). Doublet of basoche.

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Forms

plural: basilicas / basilicae
Singularbasilica
Pluralbasilicas / basilicae

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

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