- Basilian
- noun Date: 1780 a member of the monastic order founded by St. Basil in the fourth century in Cappadocia • Basilian adjective
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Basilian
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Basilian — /beuh zil ee euhn, zil yeuhn, sil /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Saint Basil or to his monastic rule. n. 2. a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil. [1770 80; BASIL + IAN] * * * ▪ Byzantine rite monasticism member of any of several… … Universalium
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basilian — ba·sil·ian … English syllables
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