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ba·sil·i·ca
\bəˈsilə̇kə, -lēkə also -ˈzi-\ noun
(plural basilicas \-kəz\ ; also basili·cae \-ˌkī, -ˌsē, -ˌchā\)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek basilikē, from feminine of basilikos royal, from basileus king + -ikos -ic
1. : an oblong building typically with a broad nave flanked by colonnaded aisles or porticoes and ending in a semicircular apse used in ancient Rome especially for a court of justice and place of public assembly
2. [Late Latin, from Latin] : an early Christian church building consisting of nave and aisles with clerestory, sometimes a narthex, and a large high transept from which an apse projects and in its simplest form having a wooden roof, brick walls, and decorations usually in mosaic or interior painting
3. : a Roman Catholic church or cathedral having certain liturgical privileges — used as a canonical title
< the church was raised to the rank of basilica > |