Apse Synonyms

ăps
A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. apsis
  2. arcature
  3. diaconicon
  4. diaconicum
  5. sacristy
  6. triforium

Words Related to Apse

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Apse Sentence Examples

  • Foundations of the apse of a large preNorman church have been discovered below the present building.

  • The apse is built over a canal.

  • The cathedral has a fine polygonal apse of the r 6th century.

  • On his death in 1035 Archbishop Poppo converted the gate into two churches, one above the other, but all the additions except the apse have now been removed.

  • Archbishop Poppo and his successors in the i 1 th and 12th centuries extended the cathedral westwards and added an apse at each end.

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