basilica
/bəˈzɪlɪkə/noun
1- a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a law court or for public assemblies长方形廊柱大厅（有两排柱廊和半圆形拱顶附带建筑, 古罗马时期用作法庭或公共集会地）。
1.1
- a similar building used as a Christian church长方形廊柱大厅式基督教堂。
1.2
- the name given to certain churches granted special privileges by the Pope梵蒂冈大教堂。
派生词
basilican
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin， literally 'royal palace'， from Greek basilikē, feminine of basilikos 'royal'， from basileus 'king'.