BASILEUS

Meaning of BASILEUS in English

[Greek] "King". An epithet of multiple Greek gods, specifically Zeus, Neptune, and Apollo.

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BASILEUS — ˌbäsəˈleu̇s noun ( plural basi·leis -ˈlās) Etymology: Greek : a ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASILEUS — Басилевс
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BASILISK — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin basiliscus, from Greek ~os, from diminutive of basileus Date: 14th century a legendary …
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BASILICA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek basilikē, from feminine of basilikos royal, from basileus king Date: 1541 an oblong building ending …
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ARCHON — In ancient Greece, the chief magistrate or magistrates in a city-state, from the Archaic period onward. In Athens , nine …
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BASILISK
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SHEPHERD KING — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: translation of Greek basileus poimēn; translation of Egyptian ḥq˒ʾš˒ʾsw : one of the Hyksos …
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BASILOSAURUS — ˌbasəlōˈsȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek basileus king + New Latin -o- + -saurus : a genus …
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BASILICA — bəˈsilə̇kə, -lēkə also -ˈzi- noun ( plural basilicas -kəz ; also basili·cae -ˌkī, -ˌsē, -ˌchā) Etymology: Latin, from Greek basilikē, …
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BASILISK — I. ˈba-sə-ˌlisk, ˈba-zə- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin basiliscus, from Greek basiliskos, from diminutive of basileus Date: 14th century …
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BASILICA — -ˈzi- noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek basilikē, from feminine of basilikos royal, from basileus king Date: 1541 1. : an …
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BASILISK
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BASILICA — [ bə'sɪlɪkə , -'zɪl- ] ■ noun a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, …
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BASILISK — [bas.i.lisk] n [ME, fr. L basiliscus, fr. Gk basiliskos, fr. dim. of basileus] (14c) 1: a legendary reptile with fatal …
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BASILICA — [ba.sil.i.ca] n [L, fr. Gk basilike, fr. fem. of basilikos royal, fr. basileus king] (1541) 1: an oblong building ending …
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ARCHON — Greek Archon, in ancient Greece, the chief magistrate or magistrates in many city-states. The office became prominent in the Archaic …
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ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION — the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 …
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ATHENS — city, seat of McMinn county, southeastern Tennessee, U.S. It lies in the Tennessee River valley, between the Great Smoky Mountains …
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ARISTOBULUS I — also called Judas Aristobulus died 103 BC Hasmonean (Maccabean) Hellenized king of Judaea (104103 BC). The son of Hyrcanus I, …
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AREOPAGUS — earliest aristocratic council of ancient Athens. The name was taken from the Areopagus (Ares' Hill), a low hill northwest of …
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BASILISK — / ˈbæzɪlɪsk; NAmE / noun (in ancient stories) a creature like a snake, that can kill people by looking at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASILICA — / bəˈzɪlɪkə; NAmE / noun a large church or hall with a curved end and two rows of columns inside …
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BASIL — / ˈbæzl; NAmE ; NAmE also ˈbeɪzl/ noun [ U ] a plant with shiny green leaves that smell sweet …
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BASILISK — bas ‧ i ‧ lisk /ˈbæsəlɪsk, ˈbæsɪlɪsk, ˈbæz-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BASILICA — ba ‧ sil ‧ i ‧ ca /bəˈsɪlɪkə, -ˈzɪl-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BASILICA — n. 1 an ancient Roman public hall with an apse and colonnades, used as a lawcourt and place of assembly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BASILICA — n. 1 an ancient Roman public hall with an apse and colonnades, used as a lawcourt and place of assembly. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BASILICA — n.1 an ancient Roman public hall with an apse and colonnades, used as a lawcourt and place of assembly. 2 …
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