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a) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.b) A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status.
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Basílica — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Basílica de San Marcos (Venecia) … Wikipedia Español
Basilica — • The term can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Basilica Basilica … Catholic encyclopedia
BASILICA — (Greek βασιλική, talmudic בָּסִילְקִי), elongated rectangular building divided by colonnades. During the Roman period this term was broadened from the narrow meaning of a meeting place for merchants to any assembly hall. In particular the term… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Basilica — Ba*sil i*ca, n.; pl. {Basilicas}; sometimes {Basilic[ae]} ( s[=e]). [L. basilica, Gr. basilikh (sc. o iki a or stoa fr. basiliko s royal, fr. basiley s king.] 1. Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basilica — /ba zilika/ s.f. [dal lat. basilĭca, gr. basilikḗ (stoá ) (portico) regio ]. (eccles.) [edificio di culto cristiano il cui tipo architettonico deriva dalla basilica romana] ▶◀ ‖ abbazia, arciabbazia, arcibasilica, cattedrale, certosa, duomo,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
basílica — (Del lat. basilĭca, y este del gr. βασιλική, regia). 1. f. Cada una de las trece iglesias de Roma, siete mayores y seis menores, que se consideran como las primeras de la cristiandad en categoría y gozan de varios privilegios. 2. Iglesia notable… … Diccionario de la lengua española
Basilĭca [2] — Basilĭca (gr.), 1) (Rechtsw.), s. Basiliken; 2) Basilica vena (Basilische Vene, Anat.), oberflächliche Vene des Armes, am Vorderarme häufig zum Aderlassen gewählt, s.u. Armvenen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
basilica — 1540s, from L. basilica building of a court of justice, and, by extension, church built on the plan of one, from Gk. (stoa) basilike royal (portal), the portico of the archon basileus, the official who dispensed justice in Athens, from basileus… … Etymology dictionary
basílica — s. f. 1. Templo principal. 2. O clero e os prelados da basílica. 3. Relicário. 4. Insígnia da Igreja patriarcal, em forma de pavilhão … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
basílica — sustantivo femenino 1. Área: historia Edificio rectangular que en la antigua Roma era destinado a la administración de justicia o al comercio. 2. Cada una de las trece iglesias de Roma consideradas como las primeras de la cristiandad en categoría … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Basilica — Ba*sil i*ca, 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
