basilica : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: basilica	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for basilica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
basilica n an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica" a Roman building used for public administration Synonym(s): basilica, Roman basilica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basilica \Basil"ica\, n. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. --P. Cyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basilica \Basil"ica\, n.; pl. {Basilicas}; sometimes {Basilic[ae]} (-s[emac]). [L. basilica, Gr. [?] ( sc. [?], or [?]) fr. [?] royal, fr. [?] king.] 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. 2. (Arch.) (a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached. (b) 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.