"basilique" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /ba.zi.lik/ Audio: Fr-basilique.ogg Forms: basiliques [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ). Compare the inherited doublet basoche. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ML.|basilica}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin basilica, {{der|fr|grc|βασιλική}} Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ), {{doublet|fr|basoche|notext=1}} basoche Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} basilique f (plural basiliques)
  1. (Antiquity) covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-basilique-fr-noun-oVFUXTU6 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 31 34 35 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 24 35 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 28 33 3 6
  2. (architecture) a Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places of worship Synonyms (place of christian prayer): basilica
    Sense id: en-basilique-fr-noun-HxARwt97 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 31 34 35 Categories (other): Architecture, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 24 35 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 28 33 3 6 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'place of christian prayer': 17 54 29
  3. a Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-basilique-fr-noun-Apese0W0 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 31 34 35 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 22 34 44 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 18 26 34 12 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 24 35 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 28 33 3 6

Noun [Old French]

Forms: basilique oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], basiliques [oblique, plural], basiliques [nominative, singular], basilique [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|basiliscus}} Latin basiliscus, {{der|fro|grc|βασιλίσκος}} Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} basilique oblique singular, m (oblique plural basiliques, nominative singular basiliques, nominative plural basilique)
  1. basilisk (legendary reptile)
    Sense id: en-basilique-fro-noun-kcnIdDuW
  2. basil (herb)
    Sense id: en-basilique-fro-noun-3bxAQ931

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for basilique meaning in All languages combined (4.7kB)

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