NARTHEX


Meaning of NARTHEX in English

— narthecal /nahr thee"keuhl/ , adj.

/nahr"theks/ , n. Archit.

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

[ 1665-75; nárthex, Gk: giant fennel ]

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