Basilian
adjective, noun
Basilian is spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Basilian means “Relating to Saint Basil the Great” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Basilian?
| Letters | 8: B-A-S-I-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Basilian?
Basilian appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Basilian
- Basilians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Basilian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to Saint Basil the Great.
noun
- 1
a member of any of the religious orders tracing their origin to Saint Basil the Great
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Basilian come from?
From Basil + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).