narthex

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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

About 60 floor tiles emblazoned with swastika-style crosses are interspersed with the red tiles in the church’s narthex, or entrance.

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

But they abound throughout Russia and in some cases form important features in the principal elevations on either side of the narthex.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various