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Agony
noun · 78% connection
Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Apothesis
noun · 78% connection
A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Apse
noun · 78% connection
A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Apsidal
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; as, the apsidal termination of the chancel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Ascetic
noun · 78% connection
In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Baptistry
noun · 78% connection
In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Bay window
unknown · 78% connection
A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Bema
noun · 78% connection
That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Broach
noun · 78% connection
A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Cancelli
verb · 78% connection
An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework, rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of justice, between the ch…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Choir
noun · 78% connection
the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Chorus
noun · 78% connection
Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Column
noun · 78% connection
A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Desperate
adjective · 78% connection
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Drum
noun · 78% connection
One of the cylindrical, or nearly cylindrical, blocks, of which the shaft of a column is composed; also, a vertical wall, whether circ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
End
noun · 78% connection
The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Extreme
adjective · 78% connection
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
Extremist
noun · 78% connection
A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extreme, chancel, choir, properly, round.
