BASILICA
\bazˈɪlɪkə], \bazˈɪlɪkə], \b_a_z_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_k_ə]\
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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.
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A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
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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.
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A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
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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.
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A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
By Noah Webster.
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Among the Romans, a large hall for judicial and commercial purposes, many of which were afterwards converted into Christian churches: a magnificent church built after the plan of the ancient basilica.
By Daniel Lyons
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An oblong public hall among the Romans for the transaction of business and the administration of justice, with at length a semicircular recess at the end for the judges; a Christian church on the same plan; a structure over the grave of a royal person; the middle vein of the arm.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
