basilica

Questions about basilica

What does basilica mean?

basilica means "an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in basilica?

basilica has 4 syllables: ba-sil-i-ca. The stress falls on "sil". In IPA it is /bəˈsɪlɪkə/.

What is another word for basilica?

Close synonyms include Roman basilica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is basilica a common word?

basilica is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.