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
Words Nearby nave
Other definitions for Nav. E. (2 of 2)
Naval Engineer.
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How to use nave in a sentence
A crocodile paddles past the submerged rooms of the Lake Breeze Restaurant and Bar while a hippo grunts from the nave of a flooded church.
Environmental Crises Are Forcing Millions Into Cities. Can Countries Turn Climate Migrants Into an Asset? | Aryn Baker/Kampi Ya Samaki, Kenya | April 22, 2021 | TimeInside, a massive, domed nave offers individual air conditioning vents for all 7,000 chairs.
The Largest Church in the World Has The Fewest Worshippers | Nina Strochlic | January 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are composed of wood, the altars and pillars of the nave being of the same material.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe nave itself presents rather a poor and naked appearance, occasioned in a great degree by the absence of sittings.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIt consists of a nave of four bays, a south aisle, chancel, and massive western embattled tower.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
The greater portion of this is now in ruins, nothing remaining but the nave, which is still used for services.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThis was no doubt used in constructing the roof of the westward extension of the nave and aisles.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas Perkins
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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