basilique.
covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public
Meaning & usage
covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public
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
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ). Compare the inherited doublet basoche.
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