Narthex

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A portico or lobby of an early Christian or Byzantine church or basilica, originally separated from the nave by a railing or screen.
  • n. An entrance hall leading to the nave of a church.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A western vestibule leading to the nave in some (especially Orthodox) Christian churches.
  • Word Usage
    "Beyond the narthex was the nave, answering to the court of the Jews, and appropriated to the body of worshippers."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    portico    vestibule    hall    lobby    antechamber    foyer    entrance hall    anteroom   
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