narthex
Equivalents
Examples
“we were in the antechamber, called the narthex, which runs across the front of any Byzantine church [...].”
“One of these was Cardinal Jacopo Stefaneschi, [...] who had now conceived ambitious plans for paintings to decorate⟳ the entire narthex, or entrance porch, of Avignon's ancient cathedral.”
““Cinco,” Marco bellowed now, hurrying across the narthex to give⟳ him a hearty handshake, which Cinco returned without enthusiasm.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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