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narthex |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Narthex \Nar"thex\, n. [L., giant fennel, Gr ?.] 1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant ({Ferula communis}). See {Giant fennel}, under {Fennel}. 2. (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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: narthex n 1: portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church 2: a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
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