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basilica

ba·si·lica

UK/bəˈsɪlɪkə/ US/bʌˈzɪlʌkʌ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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”
2.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκή (băsĭlĭkḗ), from βᾰσῐλῐκὴ στοά (băsĭlĭkḕ stoá, “royal hall”), ultimately from βασιλικός (basilikós, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king, chief”). Doublet of basoche.

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