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basilica
[ buh-sil-i-kuh, -zil- ]
noun
- an early Christian or medieval church of the type built especially in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles, a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles, or an atrium. The interior is characterized by strong horizontality, with little or no attempt at rhythmic accents. All spaces are usually covered with timber roofs or ceilings except for the apse or apses, which are vaulted.
- one of the seven main churches of Rome or another Roman Catholic church accorded the same religious privileges.
- (in ancient Rome) a large oblong building used as a hall of justice and public meeting place.
basilica
/ ²úəˈ³úɪ±ôɪ°ìÉ™ /
noun
- a Roman building, used for public administration, having a large rectangular central nave with an aisle on each side and an apse at the end
- a rectangular early Christian or medieval church, usually having a nave with clerestories, two or four aisles, one or more vaulted apses, and a timber roof
- a Roman Catholic church having special ceremonial rights
basilica
- A large Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox church building. A basilica is built with several parallel aisles separated by rows of columns, ending in a semicircular structure, the apse. Saint Peter's Basilica is the church of the Vatican in Rome .
Derived Forms
- ²ú²¹Ëˆ²õ¾±±ô¾±³¦²¹²Ô, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of basilica1
Example Sentences
Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made.
Just weeks earlier, Sunday Mass had been interrupted by chants from the altar of the basilica.
The event also kicks off the final seven-month dash of preparations and public works projects to be completed by Dec. 24, when Francis opens the basilica’s Holy Door and formally inaugurates the Jubilee.
He then re-emerged on the basilica’s balcony, lined with flowers, where he spoke about the toll that conflicts take on civilians.
Previously, popes performed the ritual on Catholic men only at a Rome basilica.
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