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Definition of St. basil the great
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Saint, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Basil The Great
Literary usage of St. basil the great
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints by Alban Butler (1866)
"ST. BASIL, the Great, the illustrious doctor and intrepid champion of the Church,
was born towards the close of the year 329 at ..."
2. History: Fiction of Science? by Anatoly Fomenko (2005)
"st. basil the great. At the age of 5, St. Basil could comprehend the entire ...
3k st. basil the great. St. Basil had also left for Egypt and lived there, ..."
3. Lives and Legends of the Great Hermits and Fathers of the Church, with Other by N. D'Anvers (1902)
"CHAPTER XI st. basil the great THE life of St. Basil—justly surnamed the Great,
and lovingly styled in the office sacred to him the 'divine Bee of the ..."
4. Sacred and Legendary Art by Jameson (Anna) (1895)
"st. basil the great Lot. St. Basilius Magnus. Ital. San Basilio Magno. Fr. St.
Basile. (June 14, AD 380.) St. Basil,, called the Great, was born at Cesarea ..."
5. Sacred and Legendary Art by Jameson (Anna) (1848)
"st. basil the great. Lut. St. Basilius Magnus. Ital. San Basilio Ma^'no. Fr. St.
Basile. June 14. AD 380. ST. BASIL, called the Great, was born at Cesarea ..."
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