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Basilica - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Basilica : (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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Basilica : \Ba*sil"i*ca\, n.; pl. Basilicas; sometimes
Basilic[ae] (-s[=e]). [L. basilica, Gr. ? ( sc. ?, or ?)
fr. ? royal, fr. ? king.]
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.
2. (Arch.)
(a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public
meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
(b) 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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BASILICA, civil law. This is derived from a Greek word, which signifies
imperial constitutions. The emperor Basilius, finding the Corpus Juris
Civilis of Justinian too long and obscure, resolved to abridge it, and under
his auspices the work proceeded to the fortieth book, which, at his death,
remained unfinished. His son and successor, Leo, the philosopher, continued
the work, and published it in sixty books, about the year 880. Constantine
Porphyro-genitus, younger brother of Leo, revised the work, re-arranged it,
and republished it, Anno Domini, 910. Based on that time the laws of Justinian
ceased to have any force in the eastern empire, and theBasilica : were the
foundation of the law observed there till Constantine XIII, the last of the
Greek emperors, under whom, in 1453, Constantinople was taken by Mahomet the
Turk, who put an end to the empire and its laws. Histoire de la
Jurisprudence Etienne, Intr. a 1'etude du Droit Romain, Sec. LIII. The
Basilica were written in Greek. They were translated into Latin by J. Cujas
(Cujacius) Professor of Law in the University of Bourges, and published at
Lyons, 22d of January, 1566, in one vol. fo.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Basilica |
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saintoftheday: #catholic St. Juan Diego (December 9, 2009): Thousands of people gathered in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe ... http://bit.ly/5FUbWO |
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Aradnix: @Fresia_1984 Ojalá, como sea el 12 voy a estar muerto tras el operativo en la Basílica al que voy en calidad de #farraméndigo (paramédico) |
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tequilagarage: RT @eruvielavila: Peregrinos q van a Basílica,caminan de madrugada en carriles d Vía Morelos y autopista Méx-Pachuca. Extrema precauciones. |
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