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basilique

basilique

French

Basilique Saint-Marc, Venise

Noun

basilique f (plural basiliques)

  1. (Antiquity) covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public
  2. (Christianity) place of Christian prayer, consecrated by decision from the Vatican

Synonyms

(place of christian prayer): basilica

Old French

Etymology

Latin basiliscus.

Noun

basilique m (oblique plural basiliques, nominative singular basiliques, nominative plural basilique)

  1. basilisk (legendary reptile)
  2. basil (herb)

Descendants

References

  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (basilic, supplement)