2) Basilica de Guadalupe. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...Basilica de Guadalupe, shrine, central Mexico, in the Federal Dist. The basilica of Guadalupe containing the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (whose feast day is Dec....

3) basilica. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...basilica (buh-SIL-uh-kuh) A large Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox church building. A basilica is built with several parallel aisles separated by rows of columns,...

4) basilica. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Rome having a central nave with an apse at one or both ends and two side aisles formed by rows of columns, which was used as a courtroom or assembly hall. b. A Christian...

5) §8. Rickets s "Byrsa Basilica;" Legge s "Richardus Tertius". XII. University Plays. Vol. 6. The Drama to 1642, Part Two. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21
...Byrsa Basilica by J. Rickets, a play of unique character suggested by the foundation of the Royal Exchange in 1570, appears, from the epilogue, to be of university...

6) Saint Peter's Basilica. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Saint Peter s Basilica The largest Christian church building in the world, located in the Vatican. The residence of the pope adjoins it, and many ceremonies and speeches...

7) forum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...usage. The forum was usually square or rectangular in shape and had, among other buildings, a basilica with shops, the public treasury, the curia, and a prison; under...

8) Baso'chians. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Clerks of the basilica or palace. When the Kings of France inhabited the "Palace of Justice," the judges, advocates, proctors, and lawyers went by the common name...

9) Sacre-Coeur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Sacré-C ur, (sakra-kor´) (KEY) , basilica in Paris, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a famous landmark atop the Montmartre, from which it dominates the...

10) 2308. Robert Hughes. Simpson s Contemporary Quotations. 1988
...NUMBER: 2308 AUTHOR: Robert Hughes QUOTATION: It was the basilica of gossip, the Vatican of inside dope. ATTRIBUTION: On Gramercy Park residence of NY public relations...