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

The real wonder of the cathedral is the far-famed Portico de la Gloria, the vestibule or narthex behind the western entrance of the church, and as renowned as its sculptural value is meritorious.

From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles