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Basilica
Ba-sil′i-ca
,Noun.
pl.
Basilicas
; sometimes Basilicæ
(-sē)
. [L.
basilica
, Gr. βασιλική
(sc. οἰκία
or στοά
fr. βασιλικόσ
royal, fr. βασιλεύσ
king.] 1.
Originally, the palace 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.
Ba-sil′i-ca
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
basilica
basilica
See also: basílica
English
Basilica built by the Emperor Maxentius, Rome (ruins)
Interior of St. Francis of Assisi Basilica, Assisi
Noun
basilica (plural basilicas or basilicae)
- (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.
- (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.
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧si‧li‧ca
Etymology
Noun
basilica f (plural basilica's, diminutive basilicaatje n)
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ), from "βασιλική στοά/ οἰκία" ("royal hall"), from βασιλικός (basilikós, “regal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king, chief”). Confer with rēgia and see also palatium, aula.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /baˈsi.li.ka/, [baˈsɪ.lɪ.ka]
Noun
basilica f (genitive basilicae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | basilica | basilicae |
| genitive | basilicae | basilicārum |
| dative | basilicae | basilicīs |
| accusative | basilicam | basilicās |
| ablative | basilicā | basilicīs |
| vocative | basilica | basilicae |
Descendants
References
- basilica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- basilica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- BASILICA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “basilica”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- basilica in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- basilica in Samuel Ball Platner (1929), Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
- basilica in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- basilica in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin