| basil | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. basil | any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| ~ genus ocimum, ocimum | 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. |
| n. (person) | 2. basil, basil of caesarea, basil the great, st. basil, st. basil the great | (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). |
| ~ church of rome, roman catholic church, roman church, western church, roman catholic | the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy. |
| ~ church 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; 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 of the church, doctor | (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching.; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (food) | 3. basil, sweet basil | leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried. |
| ~ herb | aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities. |
| ~ 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. |
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