basilica

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[edit] English

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Basilica built by the Emperor Maxentius, Rome (ruins)
Interior of St. Francis of Assisi Basilica, Assisi

[edit] Etymology

From Latin basilica, from Greek basilike, from basilike stoa, "royal hall".

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[edit] Noun

basilica (plural basilicas)

  1. (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
  2. A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status.

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Christian church building having a nave

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basilica f. (plural basilica's, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. basilica

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin basilica.

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basilica f. (plural basiliche)

  1. basilica
  2. church

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek basilike, from basilike stoa, "royal hall", ultimately from Ancient Greek βασιλικός (basilikos, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileus, “king, chief”).

[edit] Noun

basilica (genitive basilicae); f, first declension

  1. basilica
  2. church (medieval)
  3. oblong hall with colonnade as a court of law/exchange

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative basilica basilicae
genitive basilicae basilicārum
dative basilicae basilicīs
accusative basilicam basilicās
ablative basilicā basilicīs
vocative basilica basilicae

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