While it is being called a narthex, that is precisely the one thing which the structure is not. From Wordnik.com. [Two Unfortunate and Unnecessary Cathedral Extensions in Australia] Reference
A narthex is not a gathering space or overflow social hall; it is a place of transition from world outside to the heavenly reality within. From Wordnik.com. [Two Unfortunate and Unnecessary Cathedral Extensions in Australia] Reference
Beyond the narthex was the nave, answering to the court of the Jews, and appropriated to the body of worshippers. From Wordnik.com. [A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient)] Reference
On occasion, Mr. Atkinson reaches too far for a word -- "narthex," "contumacious" and "nugacities," to name a few. From Wordnik.com. [A Terrible Slog] Reference
It contains a narthex and probably also an atrium. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 1] Reference
Then the acolyte came to lead them to the narthex. From Wordnik.com. [The Wayward Muse] Reference
The narthex, in fact, emptied with startling speed. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
The building was preceded by a narthex to the west. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 6] Reference
I walked toward the narthex, but Yakubu stopped me. From Wordnik.com. [God’s Country] Reference
Fr Maneikis, chats with parishioners in the narthex. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes from yesteryear] Reference
He'd asked himself the wrong question back in the narthex. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
There was a huge needlepoint piece hanging in the narthex. From Wordnik.com. [Palmetto Mastersingers] Reference
After the sermon, Zautzes waddled up to him in the narthex. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Before the nave proper, there was a low entryway, or narthex. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
To the west, the nave was preceded by a narthex (lobby area). From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Apollo Klarios Sanctuary Report 1] Reference
The man scuttled out of the narthex, scuttled out of the temple. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
The narthex belongs to the 12th cent., the nave and aisles to the. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
It is a plain vast edifice with narthex and round turret at main entrance. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Best frescoes of A. del Sarto in the narthex of the Annunziata (page 269). From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
By then, the narthex was altogether empty, so there was no one to hear it. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Ingegerd's bright hair made Rhavas imagine the noonday sun lit the narthex. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
But over the decades, the roof over the narthex had begun to sag dangerously. From Wordnik.com. [CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep] Reference
Rhavas explained, as he had on the floor and in the narthex of the High Temple. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Either that, or, if he was in a hurry, left it in the narthex or in a rear pew. From Wordnik.com. [CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep] Reference
The narthex, to his relief, wasn't nearly so crowded as the floor of the High Temple. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Qwilleran was out of his seat instantly, running across the narthex and down the steps. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare]
He had his ushers keep people in the narthex until the readings and Gospel were finished. From Wordnik.com. [3 Things a Pastor Can Never Say (Updated)] Reference
Inside, the doors in the narthex have Egyptian-like moldings that taper from bottom to top. From Wordnik.com. [19th-Century Egyptian Revivalism] Reference
Near St. Benigne is St. Philibert, 12th cent., with a narthex and a beautiful crocketed spire. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Walking from the narthex into the High Temple itself was passing from light into near-darkness. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
At the entrance is a narthex or vestibule decorated with admirable frescoes, protected by glass. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
By comparison with this, the narthex was musclebound, its ribs and moldings too heavy, its arches too small. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Beyond the porch was the narthex, answering to the court of the Gentiles, and appropriated to the unbaptized and to penitents. From Wordnik.com. [A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient)] Reference
John XXIII dedicated a beautiful, open space to the library in its recently remodeled narthex. From Wordnik.com. [coloradoan.com - Local News] Reference
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