Definition of Narthix

Definition of Narthix

Narthex, a space in early churches railed off from the rest for catechumens and penitents.

- Wikipedia

||Nar"thex (?), n. [L., giant fennel, Gr. &?;.] 1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.

2. (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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

a vestibule leading to the nave of a church

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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