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Basilica is an English word with synonyms like church. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Basilica in a sentence

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Basilica | Basilicas | Basilicata | Basilican

Basilica meaning

  1. A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
  2. A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
  3. An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.

Synonyms of Basilica

church church building roman basilica roman building

Related words

Other words often associated with Basilica or its synonyms:

edifice body faith service building antiquity religion perform

Using Basilica

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory. | A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance. | An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
  • Useful related words include: church, church building, roman basilica, roman building.
  • In the example corpus, basilica often appears in combinations such as: the basilica, basilica of, peter basilica.

Context around Basilica

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cathedral 5× roman 2× large 1× funeral 1× thomas 1× sampietrini 1× josaphat 1× new 1× catherine 1× famous 1×

Often after:

northern 1× center 1× near 1× tombstone 1× behind 1× workers 1× citation 1× honor 1× refused 1× unless 1×

Sentence patterns with Basilica

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the basilica of maxentius 2× the roman basilica was a 2× a funeral basilica near the 1× anthony cathedral basilica to celebrate 1× approached the basilica s high 1× baltimore s basilica nestled amid 1× basilica northern aisle 1× cathedral basilica of saint 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a catholic ash 1× a few years 1× a holiday light 1× a small and 1× a view of 1× according to vatican 1×

Common sentence endings:

could be transacted 2× behind the altar 1× cathedral basilica center 1× famed row houses 1× in the grottoes 1× india in 2022 1×

Words around Basilica

Just before it in the word index:

basilic 2 basilian 2 basilia 4 basileus 3 basileo 2 basilectal 3

Just after it in the word index:

basilican 3 basilicas 21 basilicata 6 basilides 3 basilio 19 basiliscus 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

ambient 443 arraigned 443 barracks 443 batsman 443 boarded 443 boise 443

Corpus analysis for Basilica

  • In this selection, "basilica" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cathedral, roman, large, northern, center and near stand out and add context to how "basilica" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the basilica of maxentius and the roman basilica was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "basilica" sits close to words such as ambient, arraigned and barracks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with basilica

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A holiday light show played on the facade of the St. Stephen’s Basilica. (14 words)

A view of Baltimore's Basilica nestled amid the city's famed row houses. (14 words)

A Catholic Ash Wednesday service at St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, in 2022. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Original Chios' tombstone of Thomas, brought in the crypt of Ortona's Basilica Tombstone of Thomas, brought to Ortona from Chios along with the relics of the Apostle, is currently preserved in the crypt of St Thomas Basilica, behind the altar. (41 words)

They based their new basilica on the original 4th-century (since demolished) Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, using the transept and crypt plan of that great pilgrimage church to frame their own saint as the "Apostle to the Germans". (41 words)

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Baptisteries The baptistery in the Dura church was about 1m square and 1m deep; baptismal candidates could stand in it, but could not be immersed. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Basilica Northern aisle of the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome The Roman basilica was a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted.

Earlier excavations had unearthed the forum and traces of its basilica, but while the massive granite pillars running down the length of the basilica were restored and re-erected, the colonnade was still missing its second tier.

The faithful gathered at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica to celebrate Mary during the parish’s annual May Crowning ceremony on May 1. Following the crowning, a reception was held in the Cathedral Basilica Center.

Amongst his most well known works are the Piazza San Pietro (1656–67), the piazza and colonnades in front of St. Peter's Basilica and the interior decoration of the Basilica.

A small and a great (Large) basilica, the bishop's residence, and a funeral basilica near the necropolis are some of the remains of this period.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Baptisteries The baptistery in the Dura church was about 1m square and 1m deep; baptismal candidates could stand in it, but could not be immersed.

Floor plan of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine The Roman basilica was a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted.

Original Chios' tombstone of Thomas, brought in the crypt of Ortona's Basilica Tombstone of Thomas, brought to Ortona from Chios along with the relics of the Apostle, is currently preserved in the crypt of St Thomas Basilica, behind the altar.

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Sampietrini (basilica workers)"The permanent group of skilled workers and artisans, in every trade, who with their assistants take care of St. Peter's Basilica." citation completed the seal, placing specially-minted coins and medals inside the wall.

St. Josaphat Basilica was the first church to be given the Basilica honor in Wisconsin and the third in the United States.

The Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua The Basilica of St. Giustina, facing the great piazza of Prato della Valle.

The canons of St. Peter's Basilica refused to take his body into the basilica unless they were paid the customary money and gifts.

They based their new basilica on the original 4th-century (since demolished) Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, using the transept and crypt plan of that great pilgrimage church to frame their own saint as the "Apostle to the Germans".

A Catholic Ash Wednesday service at St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, in 2022.

According to Vatican News, a Polish man approached the basilica’s high altar on Thursday at closing time, undressed and jumped up on the marble altar.

A few years later, his remains were brought next to the Pieta Michelangelo in St. Peter’s Basilica, which is why his tomb was opened in the grottoes.

A holiday light show played on the facade of the St. Stephen’s Basilica.

Altar of the Child Jesus and the relic of the manger in the Church of St. Catherine (Basilica of the Nativity) in Bethlehem.

A view of Baltimore's Basilica nestled amid the city's famed row houses.

Benedict will lie in the famous basilica, open to the public, until his requiem mass on Thursday, 5 December.

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Common combinations with basilica

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "basilica" in a sentence?
An example: "Basilica Northern aisle of the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome The Roman basilica was a large public building where business or legal matters could be transacted." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "basilica" from authentic English texts.
What does "basilica" mean?
Basilica means: A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
What are synonyms of "basilica"?
Common synonyms of "basilica" include: church, church building, roman basilica, roman building.
How many example sentences with "basilica" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "basilica", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.