Basilica
noun
A large and important church, often one with historical significance.
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is one of the most famous basilicas in the world.
Often appears as...
- st. peter's basilica
- basilica church
noun
In ancient Rome, a large covered building used for public business, law courts, and public ceremonies.
The Basilica Julia, constructed by Julius Caesar, was an important jurisprudential center in ancient Rome.
Often appears as...
- basilica julia
- roman basilica
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Historical
noun
A large and important church, often one with historical significance.
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is one of the most famous basilicas in the world.
Often appears as...
- st. peter's basilica
- basilica church
noun
In ancient Rome, a large covered building used for public business, law courts, and public ceremonies.
The Basilica Julia, constructed by Julius Caesar, was an important jurisprudential center in ancient Rome.
Often appears as...
- basilica julia
- roman basilica
Usage tips
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Religious Importance
Basilicas are often integral to religious heritage and may be pilgrimage sites.
The basilica is revered as a holy place.
Pro Tip 2/3Architectural Grandeur
Basilicas are usually notable for their impressive architecture and size.
The basilica stood out with its towering spires.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always a Cathedral
While basilicas are significant churches, not all are cathedrals, which are bishops' seats.
This basilica is an important church, but not the cathedral of our diocese.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Importance
Basilicas are often integral to religious heritage and may be pilgrimage sites.
The basilica is revered as a holy place.
Pro Tip 2/3Architectural Grandeur
Basilicas are usually notable for their impressive architecture and size.
The basilica stood out with its towering spires.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always a Cathedral
While basilicas are significant churches, not all are cathedrals, which are bishops' seats.
This basilica is an important church, but not the cathedral of our diocese.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Importance
Basilicas are often integral to religious heritage and may be pilgrimage sites.
The basilica is revered as a holy place.
Pro Tip 2/3Architectural Grandeur
Basilicas are usually notable for their impressive architecture and size.
The basilica stood out with its towering spires.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always a Cathedral
While basilicas are significant churches, not all are cathedrals, which are bishops' seats.
This basilica is an important church, but not the cathedral of our diocese.
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Quote examples
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
It is not architectural achievement that makes the structures of earlier times seem to us so full of significance but the circumstance that antique temples, Roman basilicas, and even the cathedrals of the Middle Ages are not the works of single personalities but creations of entire epochs.
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Diana Rigg
British Actress
Once, when I was playing a nude scene in an indifferent play in New York, a critic wrote, 'Diana Rigg is built like a brick basilica with too few flying buttresses.' Do you think that's fair?
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Robert Hughes
Australian Critic
It was the basilica of gossip, the Vatican of inside dope.
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
It is not architectural achievement that makes the structures of earlier times seem to us so full of significance but the circumstance that antique temples, Roman basilicas, and even the cathedrals of the Middle Ages are not the works of single personalities but creations of entire epochs.
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Diana Rigg
British Actress
Once, when I was playing a nude scene in an indifferent play in New York, a critic wrote, 'Diana Rigg is built like a brick basilica with too few flying buttresses.' Do you think that's fair?
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Robert Hughes
Australian Critic
It was the basilica of gossip, the Vatican of inside dope.
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