- Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great - (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
--1 is a kind of theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser; Church Father, Father of the Church, Father; saint; Doctor of the Church, Doctor