St Peter's Basilica Word Search
A free St Peter's Basilica (Vatican City) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on architectural features, history, and surrounding places, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Located in Vatican City.
Words to find: BASILICA, VATICAN, PETER, DOME, OBELISK, SQUARE, NAVE, CUPOLA, MARBLE, MOSAIC, FACADE, ALTAR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
St Peter's Basilica word list, defined
- BASILICA /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ · noun
- A large, important Christian church building, typically having a longitudinal nave with side aisles and often a raised apse at one end; in the Roman Catholic Church, a basilica is also an official ecclesiastical rank conferred on certain churches. Related: church, cathedral, minster, temple.
- PETER /piːtər/ · proper noun
- A masculine given name, derived from Greek 'petros' meaning 'rock' or 'stone'. Related: Paul, John, James, William.
- DOME /doʊm/ · noun
- A rounded roof or ceiling with a roughly hemispherical shape, especially one crowning a building or room; by extension, any object or structure shaped like such a vault. Related: vault, cupola, rotunda, arch.
- OBELISK /ˈɒbɪlɪsk/ · noun
- A tall, narrow, four-sided monument, typically made of stone, often used to commemorate a person or event. A vertical stone or brick monument, often tapering to a pyramid shape at the top. Related: monument, pillar, obelus, obelus stone.
- SQUARE /skweer/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles. To make or become angular or harsh. Related: rectangle, quadrangle, angular, harsh.
- NAVE /nɑːv/ · noun
- The main body of a church, typically a large, square or circular space. A naive or unsophisticated person. Related: main body, aisle, nave, basilica.
- CUPOLA /ˈkjuːpələ/ · noun
- A small dome-shaped structure or turret, especially one set on a roof or atop another dome, often with windows or openings to admit light and air. In architecture it may crown a building or serve as a lantern over a larger dome. Related: dome, turret, lantern, rotunda.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑrbəl/ · noun
- A small, rounded mass of metamorphic rock, typically composed of calcium carbonate, often used in sculpture and architecture. A game played on a board with pieces made of this material. Related: stone, rock, agate, onyx.
- MOSAIC /məˈsæɪɪk/ · noun, verb
- A picture or design made from small, usually colored, squares of material, such as tiles or glass. To decorate or create something by arranging small pieces of material in a pattern. Related: mosaicism, tessellation, pattern, design.
- FACADE /fəˈsɑːd/ · noun
- The front face or exterior of a building, especially one that is imposing or decorative. By extension, a superficial outward appearance maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality. Related: front, frontage, face, exterior.
- ALTAR /ˈɔːltər/ · noun
- A raised structure or table on which sacrifices, offerings, or religious rites are performed, typically in a place of worship. Related: communion table, sacrificial stone, shrine, sanctuary.
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