hall church

American  

noun

1. a Romanesque church in which the side aisles are equally high as the nave, and which has no clerestory, making the space rather dark.

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hall church

There is also a working kitchen, a studio kitted out like a living room, and a polished wooden floored room with high ceilings which acts as a village hall, church or restaurant.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025

And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound of one of the most beloved musical works of the season: Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021

Around the plaza, lots were set apart for the courthouse, town hall, church, granaries, and jail.

From History of California by Bandini, Helen Elliott

The interior is the usual little hall church of the XI century, with its aisle-less nave of five bays, and plain piers supporting a tunnelled roof, with double vault arches.

From Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 by Rose, Elise Whitlock

At 8 P. M. big gong again, and we meet in `Grace,' which is the prettiest hall, church, concert-room, that you ever saw.

From The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Hale, Edward Everett