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narthex

[nahr-theks] / ˈnɑr θɛks /


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Instead, on Sundays, he worshipped in the narthex at the back of Camden First United Methodist Church, separated from the rest of the congregation, with his family at his side in folding chairs.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2022

Engineers discovered cracks in a 14-square-foot section of tiling in the doorway between the entrance and the narthex.

From Washington Times Mar. 13, 2016

The Rev. John McDaniel will dedicate the narthex and welcome center.

From Washington Post Feb. 5, 2016

The church’s documents had been kept in a narthex cloakroom for years, but were recently moved into a locked fireproof file cabinet.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2014

It consisted of nave and aisles with a western narthex, and buildings both to the north and to the south.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson




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