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1. Architecture A usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess, especially the termination of the sanctuary end of a church.
2. Astronomy An apsis.
[Variant of apsis.]
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Noun
an arched or domed recess at the east end of a church [Greek apsis a fitting together]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.apseapse - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
apsis
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented
tribune - the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
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Spanish apse [æps] n (ARCH) → ábside m
French apse [æps] n (Archit) → abside f
German apse [æps] n → Apsis f
Italian apse [æps] n (ARCHIT) → abside f
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There are, invariably, two naves, which intersect in a cross, and whose upper portion, rounded into an apse, forms the choir; there are always the side aisles, for interior processions, for chapels,--a sort of lateral walks or promenades where the principal nave discharges itself through the spaces between the pillars.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
At that moment, we were just in front of the high altar; and the moonbeams fell straight upon us through the stained-glass windows of the apse.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
`Finding of the Grail,' which is for the apse of the Abbey church.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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