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Meaning of Basilica | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
bəˈsɪlɪkə

Definitions

  1. 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, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
  3. 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.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية كاتدرائية
Català basílica
Čeština bazilika
Dansk basilika
Deutsch Basilika
Ελληνικά βασιλική
Esperanto baziliko
Español basílica
Suomi basilika kirkko
Français basilique
Magyar bazilika
Bahasa Indonesia basilika
Italiano basilica basilica
日本語 バシリカ 聖堂
Lietuvių bazilika
Latviešu bazilika
Македонски базилика
Nederlands basiliek
Polski bazylika
Português basílica basílica
Română bazilică
Русский базилика
Slovenčina bazilika
Svenska basilika
ไทย มหาวิหาร
Tagalog basilika
Türkçe bazilika

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Basilicas Basilicata basilick basilicon Basilidean Basilideanism

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