HyperDic: basil_the_great

English > 1 sense of the expression Basil the Great:
NOUNperson Basil the Great, Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, St. Basil the Great(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies / heresies of the 4th century
English > Basil the Great: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies / heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).
SynonymsBasil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, St. Basil the Great
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Instance ofChurch Father, Father of the Church, Father(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine
Doctor of the Church, Doctor(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologisersomeone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
CatalanBasili de Cesarea

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