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narthex::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vestibule, anteroom, foyer, hall, lobby, antechamber, entrance hall |
narthex::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | portico |
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At the entrance, the three parts of the church form a U-shaped external narthex.
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A box will be in the narthex for collecting non-perishable food for Thanksgiving.
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Of the five portals from the narthex to the interior, three contain notable doors.
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In the Russian Orthodox Church funerals are traditionally held in the narthex.
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The church has a domed cruciform core, three apses and a rectangular narthex.
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Part of the rood screen has been moved to the rear of the church to form a narthex.
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When we arrived at the church, my parents greeted everyone in the narthex.
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Back then, the two churches shared the same narthex, atrium and propylaea.
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As in the past, the quilts will be displayed in the narthex during services and blessed.
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- Portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
- A vestibule leading to the nave of a church
- The narthex of a church is the entrance or lobby area, located at the end of the nave, at the far end from the church's main altar. Traditionally the narthex was a part of the church building, but was not considered part of the church proper. ...
- The historic term for what might otherwise be called the foyer or entry way of the church.
- An Anglican way of spelling foyer (usually of the main Church building). Originally an area at the rear of the church building to which women and those who had not yet been baptiised were admitted.
- Enclosed passage between the main entrance and nave of a church; vestibule.
- The western section of the Church. Also called the Vestibule or Porch. Some services begin in the Narthex.
- Entrance porches in early basilican churches, and for interior vestibules across the western end of later churches.
- Beginning with Early Christian architecture, this was the gallery, vestibule, or porch located in the main (west) entrance of the church (fig.1).
