nave
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
Origin of nave
1Words that may be confused with nave
- knave, nave
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Naval Engineer.
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How to use nave in a sentence
Why, our towers would hardly come up to the top of the naves of some of them!
It is a building of the 12th century in the Romanesque style of Limousin, with three narrow naves of almost equal height.
Like this, it was divided in three naves by rows of wooden pillars; the middle floor was lower than that of the two side naves.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangThose great naves were intended for men and women to stand or kneel in before God.
The Man Between | Amelia E. BarrThere is a feeling of great warmth about the interior of S. Lorenzo, which is built in the form of a Latin cross with three naves.
The Story of Perugia | Margaret Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for nave (1 of 2)
/ (neɪv) /
the central space in a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and often flanked by aisles
Origin of nave
1British Dictionary definitions for nave (2 of 2)
/ (neɪv) /
the central block or hub of a wheel
Origin of nave
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