narthecaladj.

Brit.

/nɑːˈθiːkl/, U.S.

/ˈnɑrθək(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ναρθηκ- , νάρθηξ , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ναρθηκ-, νάρθηξ (see narthex n.) + -al suffix¹.

rare.

†1. Of or relating to fennel. Obsolete.In Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from Olympus by concealing it in the stalk of a fennel plant.

ΚΠ

c1732 R. Bentley in J. Mitford Poet. Wks. J. Milton (1853) I. 142 Or him who stole from Jove narthecal fire.

2. Of or relating to a narthex.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > narthex or portico > [adjective]

narthecal1866

1866 Ecclesiologist 27 32 The plan shows a western narthecal mass with central vestibule.

1992 L. O. Fradenburg & E. Lyle Women & Sovereignty 255 A narthecal mosaic in the same church (Haghia Sophia) shows an enthroned Christ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narthecal
释义	narthecaladj. Brit. /nɑːˈθiːkl/, U.S. /ˈnɑrθək(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ναρθηκ- , νάρθηξ , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek ναρθηκ-, νάρθηξ (see narthex n.) + -al suffix¹. rare. †1. Of or relating to fennel. Obsolete.In Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from Olympus by concealing it in the stalk of a fennel plant. ΚΠ c1732 R. Bentley in J. Mitford Poet. Wks. J. Milton (1853) I. 142 Or him who stole from Jove narthecal fire. 2. Of or relating to a narthex. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > narthex or portico > [adjective] narthecal1866 1866 Ecclesiologist 27 32 The plan shows a western narthecal mass with central vestibule. 1992 L. O. Fradenburg & E. Lyle Women & Sovereignty 255 A narthecal mosaic in the same church (Haghia Sophia) shows an enthroned Christ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1732
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