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Meanings of Roman basilica in English
Synonyms
Examples for "basilica"
Examples for "basilica"
1
It remains in the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume within a bulletproof glass case.
2
At the left are seen the ruins of the basilica of Constantine.
3
It was the fastest way to reach the heart of the basilica.
4
The basilica was erected hurriedly at the expense of the adjoining circus.
5
One can hear the bells of the basilica all over the City.
Usage of Roman basilica in English
1
Vatican archeologists also believed that they identified the tomb of St. Paul in the Roman basilica that bears his name.
2
Next to these stands the Velika Gospa baroque cathedral, built on the ruins of a Roman basilica in the 17th century.
3
He was holding inside his pocket a tiny morsel of Jesus' Prepuce stolen from a Roman basilica during the Sack of Rome.
4
Compare the ground plans of a Greek temple (page 291), a Roman basilica (page 284), and a Gothic cathedral (page 562).
5
The 11th-century Roman Basilica is of particular interest.
6
It is, intellectually considered, the opposite pole to both the Methodist chapel and the Roman Basilica.
7
Roman basilicas, of which only the ruins are now in existence, were once found in every city.
8
Ambrose was now asked for the New or Roman Basilica, which was within the walls, and larger than the Portian.
9
We no longer see, as in the eighteenth century, Gothic spires on Roman basilicas, or Grecian porticos ornamenting Norman towers.