basilica
English
/bəˈsɪlɪkə/
noun
Definitions
- (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
- A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, a honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
- (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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basilica derived from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκή.
Origin
Ancient Greek
βᾰσῐλῐκή
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archbasilica English
- basilican English
- basilica Latin
- basilica Italian
- basilica Dutch, Flemish
- basilique French
- basílica Spanish, Castilian
- βασιλική Ancient Greek
- βασιλικός Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλῐκή Ancient Greek
- basílica Portuguese
- bazylika Polish
- basoche Old French
- baziliko Esperanto
- basílica Catalan, Valencian
- biserică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bisearicã Aromanian
- bãsearicã Aromanian
- baselgia Romansh
- baxéłega Venetian
- basalca Dalmatian
- bisearică Megleno-Romanian