A-Z: General definitions
- Baal
- Babel
- Babylon
- Bacchae
- Bacchanalian
- Bacchantes
- Bacchus
- Back projection
- backslide
- Bakelite
- Balaam
- Baldwin
- Ballad
- Ballad metre
- Banns
- Banquet
- Baptise
- Baptism
- Baptism of Fire
- Baptist Church
- Baptistery
- Bar mitzvah
- Barabbas
- Bard
- Barnabas
- Baroque
- Barren
- Bartimeus
- Basilica
- Bastille
- Bathetic
- Bathos
- Bathsheba
- Battle of the Boyne
- Battle of the Somme
- Battle of Trafalgar
- Bawd
- Bayonet
- Beadle
- Beadsman
- Beast
- Beatific Vision
- Beatified
- Beatitudes
- Beatles
- Bede
- Bedlam
- Beelzebub
- Behemoth
- Belial
A-Z: General definitions: Basilica
Definition
Originally a large public building in the Roman Empire which provided the model for Christian churches. Also title given to particular great churches, such as St Peter's in Rome.Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
