Transept
/ˈtrænsept/noun
The area of a church, crossing the main body at right angles, separating the nave from the chancel.
The church's transept was filled with beautiful stained glass windows.
Often appears as...
- cross-shaped transept
- eastern transept
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The area of a church, crossing the main body at right angles, separating the nave from the chancel.
The church's transept was filled with beautiful stained glass windows.
Often appears as...
- cross-shaped transept
- eastern transept
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Church Architecture
Understand that 'transept' relates specifically to the cross-shaped layout of many churches.
In the cathedral, the transept allows congregants to form a closer, cross-shaped gathering.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
Remember that a transept is part of a building, therefore it is a physical place inside a church.
The choir performed in the north transept, their voices echoing through the arches.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Features
Use 'transept' when describing special features or events occurring in that area of a church.
The wedding will take place in the transept, underneath the rose window.
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Video examples
The weird, wonderful...
barrage of light in fact a barrage of photon torpedoes I just barely got the lights out in time for you be able to see those gobs of light hitting the transept screen and then just glowing
Video examples
The weird, wonderful...
barrage of light in fact a barrage of photon torpedoes I just barely got the lights out in time for you be able to see those gobs of light hitting the transept screen and then just glowing
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