Difference between revisions of "Basilikerks"
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* '''basilicock:''' basilisk | * '''basilicock:''' basilisk | ||
| − | ** '''Basilisk:''' | + | ** '''Basilisk:''' the fabulous king of serpents (Greek: ''basileus'', a king), also called a Cockatrice and alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg. It was reputed to be capable of "looking anyone dead on whom it fixed its eyes" (E. C. Brewer, ''Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'') |
* '''basilica:''' a royal hall used for judicial and commercial purposes; a magnificent church created out of such a hall or based on a similar plan | * '''basilica:''' a royal hall used for judicial and commercial purposes; a magnificent church created out of such a hall or based on a similar plan | ||
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''kerk:''' (''Dutch'') church |
Revision as of 10:32, 5 December 2006
- basilicock: basilisk
- Basilisk: the fabulous king of serpents (Greek: basileus, a king), also called a Cockatrice and alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg. It was reputed to be capable of "looking anyone dead on whom it fixed its eyes" (E. C. Brewer, Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
- basilica: a royal hall used for judicial and commercial purposes; a magnificent church created out of such a hall or based on a similar plan
- kerk: (Dutch) church
