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Word | Transept |
Afrikaans Meaning | dwars |
structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles / structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church / The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts. / (in a cross-shaped church) either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave., | |
Usage | ⇒ People are standing in the transept of the cathedral ⇒ the north transept |
Synonyms | chancel, choir, crypt, nave, apse, confessional, presbytery, vestry, aisle, diaconicum, quire, ambo, ambry, baldachin, baptistery, belfry, blindstory, calvary, church house, cloister, |
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