Basilikerks

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  • basilicock: basilisk
    • Basilisk: the fabulous king of serpents (Greek: basileus, a king), also called a Cockatrice and alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg. It was reputed to be capable of "looking anyone dead on whom it fixed its eyes" (E. C. Brewer, Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
  • basilica: a royal hall used for judicial and commercial purposes; a magnificent church created out of such a hall or based on a similar plan
  • kerk: (Dutch) church
  • berserk: One who is reckless and frenzied; originally an ancient Scandinavian warrior in such a state