单词 | narthex |
释义 | nar·thex ![]() n. 1. A portico or lobby of an early Christian or Byzantine church or basilica, originally separated from the nave by a railing or screen. 2. An entrance hall leading to the nave of a church. [Late Greeknarthex, fromGreek, giant fennel (plant of the genus Ferula, whose hollow stem could be used to store items), case for storing unguents (perhaps used in Late Greek to describe narthexes in churches because these are sometimes narrow passages or because catechumens were anointed there before baptism); perhaps akin toSanskritnaḍaḥ, reed.] ![]() plan of the 4th-century ad St. Peter's Basilica Rome, Italy A. apse B. transept C. nave D. aisles E. narthex F. atrium |
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