basilica

basilica is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
5. noun. a Roman building used for public administration
6. noun. 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"

Common word forms

basilicas

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