Basilian

[ buh-zil-ee-uhn, -zil-yuhn, -sil- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Saint Basil or to his monastic rule.

noun

1. a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil.

Basilian

/ bəˈzɪlɪən /

noun

1. a monk of the Eastern Christian order of St Basil, founded in Cappadocia in the 4th century a.d

Word History and Origins

Origin of Basilian¹

First recorded in 1770–80; Basil + -ian

Example Sentences

Born in 1891 in Hamilton, Ontario, and ordained in 1916 as a priest in the social justice–minded Basilian Order, Coughlin was sent in 1926 to the small parish of Royal Oak, Michigan, a predominantly Protestant suburb outside of Detroit.

From Slate

Basilian monk St Nilus founded the Grottaferrata abbey in 1004, 50 years before the Great Schism of 1054 split Eastern and Western Christianity.

From Reuters

Aged between 23 and 89, they are among Italy’s last remaining Byzantine-rite Basilian monks - adherents of an order founded by St. Basil in 356 in present-day Turkey who still follow his ascetic regimen of prayer and work.

From Reuters

One of the first mountain oratories in the world, it was built by Basilian monks in the 9th century.

From The Guardian

Others say this is not the school they knew and loved, which instilled in them the motto of the centuries-old order of Basilian priests: “Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge.”

From New York Times