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basilica

[buh-sil-i-kuh, -zil-] / bəˈsɪl ɪ kə, -ˈzɪl- /
NOUN
church
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They will rest in the Church of Saint Sofia, a sixth-century basilica that gave its name to the Bulgarian capital.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hindus light candles at Mount Mary, a Catholic basilica overlooking the city.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The basilica was due to be finished for this year’s centenary of Gaudí’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The pope also announced that he would return to the basilica on 11 April to lead a prayer vigil for peace.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

The world’s oldest playable organ, in the basilica of Valere in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, was built some time between 1390 and 1435.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

It is one of Rome's four major basilicas and one of the oldest in the city.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

His mosaics decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at the Vatican.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023

Rupnik is one of the most celebrated religious artists in the Catholic Church, whose mosaics decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at the Vatican.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

With their crystalline mosaics and thin, pure light, these humbly elegant basilicas conjure the time when a strange, fervent, unyielding new cult rose from the ashes of empire.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

It has often been assumed that the great Roman basilicas, if not actually utilized by the Christians, were copied so far as their design is concerned.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various


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