Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The hub of a wheel.
- noun The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To form as a nave; cause to resemble a nave in function or in effect.
- noun The central part of a wheel, in which the spokes are inserted; the hub. See cuts under
felly and hub. - noun The navel.
- noun The main body, or middle part, lengthwise, of a church, extending typically from the chief entrance to the choir or chancel.
- A Middle English contraction of ne have, have not.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
- noun The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also
hub orhob . - noun obsolete The navel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture The middle or body of a
church , extending from thetransepts to the principal entrances. - noun A
hub of awheel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the central area of a church
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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The word nave comes from the Latin word for ship – hence our modern word naval, as in naval officer.
trinityboy Diary Entry trinityboy 2006
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It is most probably called the nave from the Latin _navis_, signifying a ship, the same word from which we get our English "navy" and "naval."
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The span of the nave is broad and a little low, in keeping with its parent style.
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A long narrow nave is flanked by graceful arcades of beautifully-proportioned arches.
A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part Two: Monte Alban and the Zimatlán Valley. 2005
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A long narrow nave is flanked by graceful arcades of beautifully-proportioned arches.
A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part Two: Monte Alban and the Zimatlán Valley. 2005
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Above the central nave is Michelangelo's dome, 139 feet in diameter and 396 feet high.
USATODAY.com - Millions of mourners bid farewell to Pope John Paul II 2005
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A long narrow nave is flanked by graceful arcades of beautifully-proportioned arches.
A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part Two: Monte Alban and the Zimatlán Valley. 2005
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The bells have stopped, the censers are swinging, and the nave is full of people; their heavy feet have hidden the labyrinth's tiled lobes.
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Beyond the northern and southern piles, a balustrade, terminated on either side by the thrones of the emperor and the patriarch, divided the nave from the choir; and the space, as far as the steps of the altar, was occupied by the clergy and singers.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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400 A.D. “the house of the believers is long in shape like a ship hence nave from the Latin navis and directed towards the east.”
Archive 2008-04-01 Donna Farley 2008
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