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Basilides

Basilides proper noun: a male given name of historical usage.

Proper noun

Basilides

  1. A male given name of historical usage

Origin of Basilides

Borrowed from Latin Basilidēs, from Ancient Greek Βασιλείδης (Basileídēs).

Questions about Basilides

What does Basilides mean?
Basilides means a male given name of historical usage.
What part of speech is Basilides?
Basilides is a proper noun.

Words near Basilides in the dictionary

  1. basilicons
  2. basilics
  3. Basilidean
  4. Basilideanism
  5. Basilideans
  6. Basilides
  7. Basilidian
  8. Basilidianism
  9. Basilidians
  10. Basilika
  11. basiling

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