A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
A small chapel, as a monument within a church.
In Ancient Rome, a shrine open to the sky, sometimes used for sacrificial purposes, or in honor of the divine.