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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca