Basilica

What do we mean by basilica?

A public building of ancient Rome having a central nave with an apse at one or both ends and two side aisles formed by rows of columns, which was used as a courtroom or assembly hall. noun

A Christian church building of a similar design, having a nave with a semicircular apse, two or four side aisles, a narthex, and a clerestory. noun

A church that has been accorded certain privileges by the pope. noun

A code of laws of the Byzantine empire, adapted from the laws of Justinian in the ninth century, by order of the emperor Basil I. Also Basilics.

Originally, the stoa in which the king-archon dispensed justice in Athens; hence, in Greek antiquity, a frequent distinctive name for a stoa or portico. noun

In Rome, where such buildings were introduced about, two centuries before Christ, a portico or hall recalling in plan or use the Athenian royal portico. noun

Liturgically, in the Roman Catholic Church, a title conferred by the pope on a church without reference to its architectural arrangement, and carrying with it certain honors and privileges. noun

In the middle ages, a name sometimes given to the elaborate structures raised over important tombs, as that over the tomb or shrine of Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey: so called, according to Ducange, because these structures bore a resemblance to diminutive churches. noun

A large piece of ordnance: probably same as basilisk, 4. noun

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. noun

A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached. noun

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. noun

A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. noun

A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory. noun

A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status. noun

A Roman building used for public administration noun

An early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges noun

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.

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.

Words that are spelled similarly to basilica:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word basilica:
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Words that rhyme with basilica:
silica, vitreous silica, basilica a, hillock a, idyllic a, silica a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe basilica:
christian, great, old, roman, new, early, ancient, aisled, large, century, romanesque, magnificent, byzantine, domed, original, present, vast, huge, constantinian, called, famous, splendid, beautiful, pagan, simple, minor, vaulted, roofed, grand, venerable, civil, gothic, naved, immense, earlier, nave, underground, fine, subterranean, primitive, latin, typical, massive, royal, enormous, noble, secular, classical, ruined, columnar, italian, rectangular, largest, liberian, antique, medieval, spacious, cruciform, carolingian, impressive, civic, oldest, lateran, greek, episcopal, stately, columned, patriarchal, franciscan, forum, funerary, portian, pillared, mighty, adjoining, galleried.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective basilica:
complex.

Consonant match to basilica:
busalacchi, basilica a.

Words that sound like basilica:
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