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BASIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
Synonyms:
basil; sweet basil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("basil" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Holonyms ("basil" is a part of...):
common basil; Ocimum basilicum; sweet basil (annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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)
Synonyms:
Basil; Basil of Caesarea; Basil the Great; St. Basil; St. Basil the Great
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Church Father; Father; Father of the Church ((Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom)
Doctor; Doctor of the Church ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("basil" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basil"):
common basil; Ocimum basilicum; sweet basil (annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs)
Holonyms ("basil" is a member of...):
genus Ocimum; Ocimum (basil)
