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Basilica Moderate

Basilica has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

a Roman building used for public administration

3

A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
church Roman building
Rhyming Words
ica lica fica rica tica gica pica nica mica sica vica erica leica cuica trica utica anica arica chica plica
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