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Narthex

//ˈnɑɹθɛks// noun

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Noun

1
A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
"we were in the antechamber, called the narthex, which runs across the front of any Byzantine church [...]."
2
a vestibule leading to the nave of a church wordnet
3
portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel”), later ‘casket’ (modern Greek νάρθηκας (nárthikas)), a Pre-Greek word, as suggested by the suffix. See also νάρδος (nárdos, “nard”).

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