Basilicon

/bəˈsɪlɪkən/ noun

Definition

A healing ointment or salve used in ancient medicine, traditionally made with herbs and oils and believed to have therapeutic properties.

Etymology

From Greek basilikos (basilēion), meaning 'royal' or 'of the king.' The name reflected the belief that this was a premier, kingly remedy among medicines.

Kelly Says

Galen and other ancient physicians prescribed basilicon for wounds and burns, and it remained popular through the Renaissance—some recipes are still used by herbalists today as natural first-aid treatments.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቤተ ክርስቲያን
be-te kr-is-ti-yan
ARالعربية
بَازِلِيقُون
ba-zi-li-qoon
BNবাংলা
বাজিলিকন
ba-zi-li-kon
CACatalà
basílica
ba-si-li-ka
CSČeština
bazilika
ba-zi-li-ka
DADansk
basilika
ba-si-li-ka
DEDeutsch
Basilikum
ba-zi-li-kum
ELΕλληνικά
βασιλική
va-si-li-ki
ESEspañol
basilicón
ba-si-lee-kon
FAفارسی
بَازِلِيقُون
ba-zi-li-qoon
FISuomi
basilika
ba-si-li-ka
FRFrançais
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
GUGU
બાસિલિકન
ba-si-li-kon
HAHA
bāzilikā
ba-zi-li-ka
HEעברית
בזיליקה
ba-zi-li-ka
HIहिन्दी
बासिलिकॉन
ba-si-li-kon
HUMagyar
bazilika
ba-zi-li-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
IGIG
ebe
e-be
ITItaliano
basilicum
ba-si-li-kum
JA日本語
バジリコン
ba-ji-ri-kon
KKKK
базылик
ba-zi-lik
KMKM
ប្រាសាទ
bra-sa-at
KO한국어
바실리콘
ba-si-ri-kon
MRMR
बाजिलिकॉन
ba-zi-li-kon
MSBahasa Melayu
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာသာ
ba-tha
NLNederlands
basilicum
ba-si-li-kum
NONorsk
basilika
ba-si-li-ka
PAPA
ਬਾਜ਼ੀਲੀਕਨ
ba-zi-li-kon
PLPolski
bazylik
ba-zi-lik
PTPortuguês
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
RORomână
bazilica
ba-zi-li-ka
RUРусский
базилик
ba-zi-lik
SVSvenska
basilika
ba-si-li-ka
SWKiswahili
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
TAதமிழ்
பேராலயங்கள்
peera-la-ya-nga-ngal
TEతెలుగు
బాసిలికా
ba-si-li-ka
THไทย
โบสถ์
bot
TLTL
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
TRTürkçe
basilicon
ba-si-li-kon
UKУкраїнська
базиліка
ba-zi-li-ka
URاردو
بَازِلِيقُون
ba-zi-li-qoon
VITiếng Việt
nhà thờ chính tòa
nha tho chinh to
YOYO
ilẹ-ẹ̀kọ́
i-le-e-ko
ZH中文
大教堂
dà jiàotáng
ZUZU
ibhayisikali
i-ba-yi-si-ka-li

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