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Narthex n.

(Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.

(Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Priory attached to the Roman Catholic church, Our Lady of Seven Dolours, which faces the street. The greater part of this church was built in 1876, but a very fine rectangular porch with figures of saints in the niches, and a narthex in the same style, were added later. The square tower with corner pinnacles is a conspicuous object in ...

— The Kensington District - The Fascination of London • Geraldine Edith Mitton

... Dome over the Stairway to the Galleries. (2) The Narthex, looking north, and the Stairway to the ...

— Byzantine Churches in Constantinople - Their History and Architecture • Alexander Van Millingen

Words linked to "Narthex" : entrance hall, portico, foyer, hall, antechamber, church, anteroom