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Meaning of 'basilica'
Meaning of 'basilica' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Basilica 
[ n.]
- Originally, the place 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. [ n.]- A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
- 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.
- A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
Meaning of 'basilica' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. basilica [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
- an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
Example in sentence:
- the church was raised to the rank of basilica
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