Basil Synonyms

bāzəl, băzəl
(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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. St. Basil
  2. Basil of Caesarea
  3. Basil the Great
  4. st. basil the great
Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sweet-basil

Words Related to Basil

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. rosemary
  2. bernard
  3. cyril
  4. edmund
  5. joseph
  6. denys
  7. francis
  8. george
  9. horace

Basil Sentence Examples

  • The town successfully resisted the attacks of the emperor Basil II.

  • On July 29, 1014, Byzantine emperor Basil II defeated the Bulgarian army in the Battle of Kleidion.

  • As Dean entered the house, Sherlock Holmes was lecturing Watson in a voice sounding very much like Basil Rathbone while a radio across the room was play­ing soft music.

  • Basil had them carefully educated at the monastery of Studion, and afterwards advanced them to high official positions.

  • In fact a medley from both Basil and the Physiologus exists under the title of the Hexaeineron of Eustathius; some copies of the first bear as a title IIepi diuvnoXoyc'as, and in a Milan MS. the "morals" of the Physiologus are ascribed to Basil.

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