Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Kingly; royal.
- Of or pertaining to a basilica; basilican.
- Also
basilical . - noun A basilica (which see).
- noun In anatomy, the basilic vein. See I.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Basilica.
- adjective Royal; kingly; also, basilican.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm.
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Examples
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My dear father, said she, it is an apple, upon which is written the name of our lord and master the caliph; our slave Rihan [Footnote: This word signifies, in Arabic, basilic, an odoriferous plant; and the Arabians call their slaves by this name, as the custom in France is to give the name of jessamin to
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Magnificats of Carpentrasso and Morales, as well as the _Te Deum_ and _Lumen ad revelutionem gentium_ of Costanzo Festa.] [Footnote 128: This basilic, which is the cathedral of the bishop of
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome Charles Michael Baggs
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– Caramelle à la ricotta, au basilic et aux olives noires
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That this bull be published, and posted on the gate of the basilic of the Prince of the Apostles, and on that of St. John of
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Caramelle à la ricotta, au basilic et aux olives noires
foodbeam » Des bonbons salés? – Caramelle à la ricotta, au basilic et aux olives noires 2007
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He is met, before he enters their college, by the minor penitentiaries, who at this basilic are
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After a short prayer, he proceeds to the library, where he holds the _Segnatura_ or tribunal for signing documents relating to his office, and afterwards enters the basilic of
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome Charles Michael Baggs
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In this basilic the B. Sacrament is preserved amid many lights in the
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome Charles Michael Baggs
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