BASILICAN

basilican

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a basilica

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

basilican (comparative more basilican, superlative most basilican)

Of, relating to, or resembling a basilica; basilical.

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*sil"i*can, a.

Definition: Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical. There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form. Milman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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