Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A part of an early Christian or an Oriental church or basilica, at the end furthest from the bema or sanctuary, and nearest to the main entrance.
- noun In antiquity, a small box or casket for unguents or perfumes.
- noun An old genus of umbelliferous plants, now referred to Ferula. See
asafetida .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant (
Ferula communis ). See Giant fennel, underfennel . - noun (Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
- noun a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
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Examples
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Narthex was a delicious word, but were there other wonderful and better scoring words I failed to make in the waiting?
Column: Scrabbling through Lent Michelle 2009
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Narthex was a delicious word, but were there other wonderful and better scoring words I failed to make in the waiting?
Archive 2009-03-01 Michelle 2009
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Narthex is a delicious word, but were there wonderful words I failed to make in the waiting?
Scrabbling through Lent Michelle 2008
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Narthex is a delicious word, but were there wonderful words I failed to make in the waiting?
Archive 2008-02-01 Michelle 2008
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There are free booklets in the Narthex that are helpful aids to use in examining your conscience in order to prepare yourself to make a confession.
Archive 2007-01-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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There are free booklets in the Narthex that are helpful aids to use in examining your conscience in order to prepare yourself to make a confession.
Beginning again Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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On Voter Registration Sunday, churches can set up voter registration tables in the Narthex or the Fellowship Hall or can pass out voter registration cards in the worship service.
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On Voter Registration Sunday, churches can set up voter registration tables in the Narthex or the Fellowship Hall or can pass out voter registration cards in the worship service.
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The plant has been variously identified as Thapsia garganica or silphion, and Narthex silphium.
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--- This drug of commerce is procured from the milky juice of _Ferula asafoetida_, a plant recently described by Dr. Falconer, under the name of _Narthex asafoetida_.
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