(n.) Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
(n.) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.
(n.) A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction.
(n.) A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
Example Sentences:
(1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi blessing from St Peter’s Basilica.
(2) The basilica was rebuilt in the 12th century by Pope Innocent II and, at the end of the 13th century, Pietro Cavallini embellished the apse with six mosaic panels of scenes from the life of Mary.
(3) When the sun made an appearance mid-morning, it threw a spotlight on the spire of the Saint-Michel basilica and the honey-coloured buildings that face the sweeping curve of the broad river.
(4) On a June morning, Father Rob Yaksich, a park ranger until he found his calling in mid-life as a Catholic priest, presided over his first ever Sunday Mass at the historic Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis in Santa Fe, New Mexico .
(5) Black smoke rising from the chapel's chimney signifies an inconclusive vote (traditionally damp straw was added to make the smoke black but a chemical compound is now used instead); white smoke – and the pealing of the basilica's bell to avoid any confusion about the colour of the smoke – means that a new pope has been elected.
(6) The basilica was turned into an imperial mosque under the Ottomans when they conquered the city in 1453, and converted into a museum after the foundation of the Turkish republic in 1923.
(7) Pogrund and cameraman Dewald Aukema pick up not only the whirlwind nature of that first head-of-state visit, but the exotic and breathtaking beauty of Africa and Mandela's buttoned lip as he visits the lavish basilicas built by despots on the land of the poor.
(8) A 150-metre-high, flat-topped pyramid would be taller than St Paul's Cathedral or St Peter's Basilica and would overshadow the Great Pyramid of Giza – creating Abu Dhabi's answer to Egypt's pyramids or Mecca's Kaaba.
(9) The government says we’re at war.” Didi Wafae, 63, who lives a few streets away from the raid, added: “People are really scared.” Djamila Khaldi, a 54-year-old cleaner who lives near the St-Denis basilica, which draws vast numbers of tourists each year, said: “I heard the shots and I just thought, there must be some kind of standoff, terrorists must be hiding here.
(10) The catheter that was 4 cm too deep was inserted via the V. basilica.
(11) While few in Germany or Italy would openly pay tribute to Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini, on Friday Franco supporters from across the country and beyond will gather for a mass at the Spanish dictator’s grave in the basilica at the Valley of the Fallen, the imposing complex carved into the granite mountains near Madrid.
(12) The Colosseum still stands, the Trevi fountain still sparkles and 91 former Popes still rest peacefully in their tombs at St Peter's Basilica.
(13) It's white smoke and the bells in St Peter's Basilica are ringing.
(14) • Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30, +39 06 802 41281, auditorium.com Santa Maria in Trastevere Santa Maria in Trastevere Photograph: Alamy The Basilica of Our Lady is among Rome's oldest places of worship, and the one that perhaps gives the most vivid impression of a grand medieval church.
(15) He then goes to the balcony over the main door of St Peter's basilica, and is introduced to the world as the new pope before giving his blessing to the waiting crowd.
(16) We were treated like VIPs, given a tour of the Vatican and the Basilica and dined with the seminarians after the game.
(17) Cardinals, many of whom were massed on the steps of St Peter's basilica alongside Benedict on Wednesday, will then begin consultations ahead of a conclave to choose a successor.
(18) Welby, who will be accompanied by his wife, Caroline, will visit the tomb of St Peter beneath the Basilica before stopping to pray at the tomb of Pope John Paul II.
(19) Cardinal Peter Turkson at the holy mass at St Peter's Basilica yesterday.
(20) Built in 1955 with a capacity of 40,000, the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida – the principal patroness of Brazil and a unifying figure for many in the nation's Catholic Church.
Narthex
Definition:
(n.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
(n.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
Example Sentences:
(1) Rather than facing in to the sacred space of the narthex,” says Stein, in theatrically hushed tones, “they would turn to face outwards to the sacred space of all creation.” Soleri himself died three years ago, at the age of 93, leaving the future of Arcosanti somewhat up in the air.