Bas·il 
(băzəl, băs-, bāzəl, -səl), Saint. Known as "the Great." AD 330?-379?
(băzəl, băs-, bāzəl, -səl), Saint. Known as "the Great." AD 330?-379? Greek Christian leader who was bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia after AD 370 and a vigorous opponent of Arianism.