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noun

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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Etymology of 'Narthex'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Lombard work of the nave and west front being of the foundation of Robert I., Duke of Burgundy. This vast western portal is encased in a great projective porch, a feature indigenous apparently to Burgundy, and commonly referred to as the "Burgundian narthex." Following come the chapels and spires, of exceeding grace and beauty, of ...

— The Cathedrals of Northern France • Francis Miltoun

Words linked to "Narthex" : hall, church building, foyer, antechamber, church, lobby, vestibule, portico