Feminine

basílica

  1. (feminine) basilica (Christian church having a nave)
  2. (feminine) basilica (Roman Catholic church with basilican status)
  3. (feminine, poetic) palace

Frequency

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Hyphenated as
ba‧sí‧li‧ca
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baˈsilika/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from (Medieval) Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).

large church

privileged church

Roman basilica

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