basilica
UK/bəˈsɪlɪkə/
basilica noun: a Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
Noun
basilica (plural basilicas or basilicae)
- 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, an 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.
basilica meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
basilica in Hindi
- बेसिलिका, बैसिलिका
basilica in Tamil
- பேராலயம்
basilica in Marathi
- बॅसिलिका, बेसिलिका
basilica in Urdu
- بیسلیکا, باسیلیکا, بیسیلیکا
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- basilica in Bengali
- ব্যাসিলিকা, বেসিলিকা
- basilica in Telugu
- బాసిలికా, బసిలికా, బెసిలికా
- basilica in Malayalam
- ബസിലിക്ക, ബാസിലിക്ക, ബസിലിക
- basilica in Kannada
- ಬೆಸಿಲಿಕಾ, ಬಸಿಲಿಕಾ, ಬೇಸಿಲಿಕಾ
- basilica in Punjabi
- ਬੇਸਿਲਿਕਾ, ਬੇਸਿਲੀਕਾ, ਬੈਸਿਲਿਕਾ
- basilica in Gujarati
- બેસિલિકા, બેસિલીકા, બેઝિલિકા
- basilica in Odia
- ବାସିଲିକା, ବେସିଲିକା, ବ୍ଯାସିଲିକା
- basilica in Nepali
- बेसिलिका, ब्यासिलिका, बासिलिका
- basilica in Tagalog
- basilika
- basilica in Malay
- basilika
- basilica in Indonesian
- basilika
- basilica in Thai
- มหาวิหาร má-hǎa-wí-hǎan
Forms of basilica
| plural | basilicas |
|---|---|
| plural | basilicae |
Origin of basilica
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.
Words formed from basilica
Questions about basilica
- What does basilica mean?
- Basilica means a Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
- What is basilica in Hindi?
- Basilica in Hindi is बेसिलिका, बैसिलिका. See Basilica meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is basilica?
- Basilica is a noun.
- How do you pronounce basilica?
- Basilica is pronounced /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of basilica?
- The plural of basilica is basilicas.
Words near basilica in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: basilica (page history and authors); basilica (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); basilica (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); basilica (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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