Basilica
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basilica is a noun meaning (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
Meaning
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
More Meanings
- A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an 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.
Word Forms
- basilicas
- basilicae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include church, aisled, body, nave, apsis, narthex.
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