exonarthexes

E1X8O1N1A1R1T1H4E1X8E1S1

A form of exonarthex — The space anterior to the narthex of a church, sometimes roofed-over as with a porch, but more often an enclosed courtyard; in antiquity, the courtyard where catechumens were permitted to be close to the Eucharist, but forbidden to see it celebrated.

Scrabble 29
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of exonarthex
Cite this entry
APA

exonarthexes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonarthexes

MLA

“exonarthexes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonarthexes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exonarthexes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exonarthexes.

Source: exonarthexes on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.