Basilian

[ buh-zil-ee-uhn, -zil-yuhn, -sil- ]

adjective

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

noun

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

Basilian

/ bəˈzɪlɪən /

noun

1. a monk of the Eastern Christian order of St Basil, founded in Cappadocia in the 4th century a.d

Word History and Origins

Origin of Basilian¹

First recorded in 1770–80; Basil + -ian

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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