narthex

Example Sentences

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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

When the narthex was expanded last year to accommodate a new elevator, the church commissioned an artist to replicate the original light fixtures.

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 handsome narthex, the summit of which is crenelated like the tower, is the simplest and noblest to be found in Galicia, and is really beautiful in its original severity.

From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles