Associations to the word «Narthex»

Wiktionary

NARTHEX, noun. (architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some (especially Orthodox) Christian churches.

Dictionary definition

NARTHEX, noun. Portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church.
NARTHEX, noun. A vestibule leading to the nave of a church.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery