basilique
Meanings
Noun
1. covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public (Antiquity)
2. a Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory (architecture)
3. a Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance
Examples3
La basilique Saint-Pierre a été construite sur la tombe de Saint-Pierre.
St. Peter's Basilica was built on top of St. Peter's tomb.
Le basilic est une herbe, la basilique est une église.
Basil is an herb; a basilica is a church.
La colonnade de la basilique saint-Pierre est vraiment grande et magnifique.
The colonnade of the basilica of Saint Peter is truly grand and beautiful.