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    BASIL

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or driedplay

    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)play

    Synonyms:

    Basil; Basil of Caesarea; Basil the Great; St. Basil; St. Basil the Great

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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 Ocimumplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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