English Explanatory Dictionary

exonarthex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The space anterior to the narthex of a church, sometimes roofed-over as with a porch, but more often an enclosed courtyard; in antiquity, the courtyard where catechumens were permitted to be close to the Eucharist, but forbidden to see it celebrated.

Word forms

exonarthex exonarthexes exonarthices

Etymology

From exo- + narthex.

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