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Narthex   Listen
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Narthex  n.  
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.





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"Narthex" Quotes from Famous Books



... in the Corsini chapel of this church are of this marble, and were also taken from the Arch of Marcus Aurelius in the Corso. One most magnificent column of Verde antico has been found, along with seven others of different marbles, in the wall of the narthex of the subterranean Church of San Clemente. A small portion of it is polished to show the beauty of the material, while the rest is dimmed and incrusted with ...
— Roman Mosaics - Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood • Hugh Macmillan


Words linked to "Narthex" :   church building, basilica, entrance hall, church, portico


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