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Basilian
noun Ba·sil·i·an \bə-ˈzi-lē-ən\
Definition of BASILIAN
: a member of the monastic order founded by St. Basil in the fourth century in Cappadocia
— Basilian adjective
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First Known Use of BASILIAN
1780
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