Transept

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Transept \Tran"sept\, n. [Pref. trans- + L. septum an inclosure.
     See {Septum}.] (Arch.)
     The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right
     angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and
     choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its
     two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project


     greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is
     common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the
     transepts.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  transept
       n : structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church;
           crosses the nave at right angles

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "transept":
     Easter sepulcher, ambry, apse, baptistery, blindstory, chancel,
     choir, cloisters, confessional, confessionary, cross bitt,
     crossarm, crossbar, crosspiece, crypt, diaconicon, diaconicum,
     doubletree, nave, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair,
     rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, singletree, swingletree, transom,
     transversal, transverse, traverse, triforium, vestry,
     whippletree