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narthex

[ nahr-theks ]

noun

Architecture.
  1. an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church.


narthex

/ 藞苍蓱藧胃蓻办蝉 /

noun

  1. a portico at the west end of a basilica or church, esp one that is at right angles to the nave
  2. a rectangular entrance hall between the porch and nave of a church
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍补谤路迟丑别路肠补濒 [nahr-, thee, -k, uh, l], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of narthex1

1665鈥75; < Late Greek 苍谩谤迟丑脓虫, Greek: giant fennel
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of narthex1

C17: via Latin from Medieval Greek: enclosed porch, enclosure (earlier: box), from Greek 苍补谤迟丑脓虫 giant fennel, the stems of which were used to make boxes
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Instead, on Sundays, he worshipped in the narthex at the back of Camden First United Methodist Church, separated from the rest of the congregation, with his family at his side in folding chairs.

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鈥淭his cross is going to sit right where you walk in, in the narthex of the church. It鈥檚 where I, as a 15-year-old, poured concrete,鈥 he said.

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Damage can be seen on the bottom of a column of precious Aquitaine marble in the narthex.

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The entrance, which is also framed by the same angles of the tower shapes, feels both grand and humanly scaled, and functions a bit like the narthex of a cathedral.

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Last summer, the church dedicated a special altar in the narthex for people to pray.

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