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basilica

[buh-sil-i-kuh, -zil-] / bəˈsɪl ɪ kə, -ˈzɪl- /
NOUN
church
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Visitors from around the world are drawn to the scale and strangeness of the basilica.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

Severus sponsored public building projects throughout the empire: Many of the most impressive surviving Roman remains—not least the Severan forum and basilica in his home city of Leptis Magna—date from his reign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Some 20,000 people a day visit the basilica, a jewel of Renaissance architecture, and managing the numbers is a major challenge.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

St Mark’s basilica revealed to Monteverdi a new world of possibility; as far as I know, this is the only example in Western music of a building changing the course of history.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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