Definitions for Basilian

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Basilian Ba·sil·i·an

Spelling: [buh-zil-ee-uh n, -zil-y

IPA: /bəˈzɪl i ən, -ˈzɪl yən, -ˈsɪl-/

Basilian is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 220 anagrams from letters in Basilian (aabiilns).

Definitions for Basilian

noun

1. a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil.

adjective

1. of or relating to Saint Basil or to his monastic rule.

Origin of Basilian

First recorded in 1770-80; Basil + -ian

Examples for Basilian

It contains a number of relics of saints brought from the East by Basilian monks.

He also built a monastery in connection with the church, and established a society of Basilian monks in it.

The Basilian fathers were less considerate of insanity than the Paris doctors, and Nicholas perished at the stake in 1446.

Joachim does not conceal his sympathies with the ideal of Basilian monachism.

Whilst he ascended the throne, Theodora sunk into the grave; the last of the Macedonian or Basilian dynasty.