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Narthex

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exo	Exo, stylized as exo and officially known as , is a public transport system in Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the North Shore of the Mille-Îles River and the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River.
antetemplenoun	(architecture) The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
galileenoun	(architecture) A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
bodynoun	Physical frame.
navenoun	(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
church doornoun	A door to a church, especially the front door (or double doors) that open directly to the narthex or nave, often ornate.
basilicanoun	(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
vestibulenoun	(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
parvisnoun	An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
westworknoun	(architecture) The vaulted monumental structure at the western end of a church constructed in some medieval styles, flanked by two towers and containing the entrance.
antechapelnoun	The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
vaultnoun	An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
apothesisnoun	(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
pacenoun	A step.
vestrynoun	A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
triforiumnoun	(architecture) The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
chancelnoun	The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
gatehousenoun	A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
porticusnoun	An ancient Roman colonnade, arcade, or portico.
vestiariumnoun	wardrobe