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basilica

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ba·sil·i·ca  (b-sl-k)
n.
1.
a. A public building of ancient Rome having a central nave with an apse at one or both ends and two side aisles formed by rows of columns, which was used as a courtroom or assembly hall.
b. A Christian church building of a similar design, having a nave with a semicircular apse, two or four side aisles, a narthex, and a clerestory.
2. Roman Catholic Church A church that has been accorded certain privileges by the pope.

[Latin, from Greek basilik, from feminine of basilikos, royal, from basileus, king.]

ba·sili·can (-kn) adj.
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basilica
after a plan of fourth-centurya.d. St. Peter's, Rome
A. apse B. transept C. nave D. aisles E. narthex F. atrium

basilica [bəˈzɪlɪkə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a Roman building, used for public administration, having a large rectangular central nave with an aisle on each side and an apse at the end
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a rectangular early Christian or medieval church, usually having a nave with clerestories, two or four aisles, one or more vaulted apses, and a timber roof
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a Roman Catholic church having special ceremonial rights
[from Latin, from Greek basilikē hall, from basilikē oikia the king's house, from basileus king; see basil]
basilican , basilic adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.basilica - an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilicabasilica - an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica"
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
narthex - portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
2.basilica - a Roman building used for public administration
Roman building - a building constructed by the ancient Romans
Translations
basilica [bəˈzɪlɪkə] Nbasílica f
basilica [bəˈzɪlɪkə] n (= church) → basilique f
basilica
nBasilika f
basilica [bəˈzɪlɪkə] nbasilica


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Whatever may be the carved and embroidered envelope of a cathedral, one always finds beneath it--in the state of a germ, and of a rudiment at the least--the Roman basilica.
Accordingly I spent the late hours either on the water(the moonlight of Venice is famous), or in the splendid square which serves as a vast forecourt to the strange old basilica of Saint Mark.
The church of Saint-Paul has long needed a monstrance in keeping with the magnificence of that basilica, itself due to the Company of Jesus.
 
 
 
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