Found 6 hits - Term: apse, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
apse \apse\ a^ps, n.; pl. apses a^p"se^z. see
apsis.
1. arch.
a a projecting part of a building, esp. of a church,
having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular
termination, and, most often, projecting from the east
end. in early churches the eastern apse was occupied
by seats for the bishop and clergy. hence:
b the bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.
1913 webster
2. a reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were
kept.
1913 webster
note: this word is also written apsis and absis.
1913 webster
see also:
apsis apsis absis
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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n : a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building
especially the east end of a church; usually contains the
altar syn: apsis
see also:
apsis
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 moby thesaurus words for "apse":
easter sepulcher, ambry, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof,
archway, baptistery, blindstory, camber, ceilinged roof, chancel,
choir, cloisters, concameration, concha, confessional,
confessionary, cove, crypt, cupola, diaconicon, diaconicum, dome,
geodesic dome, igloo, keystone, nave, ogive, porch, presbytery,
rood loft, rood stair, rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, skewback,
span, transept, triforium, vault, vaulting, vestry, voussoir
- [4] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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ada programming support environment
- [5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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agfa publishing systems environment agfa, dtp
- [6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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ada programming support environment
see also:
ada programming support environment
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