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basilica::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | roman basilica |
| Type of | roman building |
| Derivation | basilican |
basilica::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | church, church building |
| Derivation | basilican |
the church was raised to the rank of basilica.
Examples of basilica
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The basilica is one of the few extra-territorial sites belonging to the Vatican.
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That's where she wanted to raise her own kids someday, near the town's basilica.
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During the Avignon papacy, the Lateran Palace and the basilica began to decline.
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Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, built by the Normans and destroyed in 1693.
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A much larger and more representative romanesque basilica was built in its spot.
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The church has a different ground plan to Pre-Romanesque's traditional basilica.
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Millions of Mexican Roman Catholic pilgrims converge on the basilica each spring.
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There is a short procession within the basilica, accompanied by the Roman litany.
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A 4th-5th-century episcopal basilica north of the Thermae is also being restored.
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- 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"
- A Roman building used for public administration
- The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek u03B2u03B1u03C3u03B9u03BBu03B9u03BAu1F74 u03C3u03C4u03BFu03AC, Royal Stoa, the tribunal chamber of a king) has three distinct applications in modern English. The word was originally used to describe an ancient Roman public building where courts were held, as well as serving other official and public functions. To a large extent these were the town halls of ancient Roman life...
- Basilica is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
- A church building, usually facing east, with a tall main nave and two or four side aisles of lesser height. There may also be a transept between the nave and the choir, which is reserved for the clergy. ...
- Conventional name for a hall built to accommodate large numbers of people for civic and administrative purposes
- A large building where town business was carried out (like a modern Town Hall)
- A large, rectangular building often built with a clerestory and side aisles seperated from the center nave by colonnades.
- An oblong hall or building used as a law court or assembly hall in the Roman empire. The basilica form was adopted as an appropriate style for a Christian church after Christianity became the official religion of the Roman empire in the fourth century, and again in the Renaissance, for example, ...
