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BasilicaBasilica Ba*sil"i*ca, n.; pl. Basilicas; sometimes
Basilic[ae] (-s[=e]). [L. basilica, Gr. ? ( sc. ?, or ?)
fr. ? royal, fr. ? king.]
Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment
provided in the houses of persons of importance, where
assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any
large hall used for this purpose.
2. (Arch.)
(a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public
meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
(b) A church building of the earlier centuries of
Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the
basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to
some churches by way of honorary distinction. Basilica
Basilica Ba*sil"i*ca, n.
A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the
original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth
century. --P. Cyc.
Meaning of BASILICA from wikipedia
- a
basilica (Gr**** Basiliké) was a
large public building with
multiple functions that was
typically built alongside the town's forum. The
basilica was...
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Papal Basilica of
Saint Peter in the
Vatican City (Italian:
Basilica Papale di San
Pietro in
Citta di Vaticano), or
simply Saint Peter's
Basilica (Latin:...
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Basilicas are
Catholic church buildings that have a designation,
conferring special privileges,
given by the Pope.
Basilicas are
distinguished for ceremonial...
-
Papal Basilica of
Saint Paul
Outside the
Walls (Italian:
Basilica Papale di San
Paolo fuori le Mura) is one of Rome's four
major papal basilicas, along...
- The
Basilica of
Saint Mary
Major (Italian:
Basilica di
Santa Maria Maggiore,
Italian pronunciation: [ˈsanta maˈriːa madˈdʒoːre]; Latin:
Basilica Sanctae...
- The
Basilica of
Santa María de Guadalupe,
officially called Insigne y
Nacional Basílica de
Santa María de
Guadalupe (in English:
Basilica of Our Lady...
- The
Basilica Cistern, or
Cisterna Basilica (Gr****: Βασιλική Κινστέρνα, Turkish:
Yerebatan Sarnıcı or
Yerebatan Sarayı, "Subterranean Cistern" or "Subterranean...
- The
Basílica i
Temple Expiatori de la
Sagrada Família,
otherwise known as
Sagrada Família, is a
church under construction in the
Eixample district of Barcelona...
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Basilica of St. Mary may
refer to:
Basilica of
Santa Maria degli Angeli, ****isi
Basilica di
Santa Maria dei Servi,
Bologna Basilica of
Santa Maria Novella...
- The
Basilica of
Saint Francis of ****isi (Italian:
Basilica di San
Francesco d'****isi; Latin:
Basilica Sancti Francisci ****isiensis) is the
mother church...
