Churchmouse: Glossary of Terms
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A church is an association of people who share a particular belief system. The term church originated from the pre-Christian Germanic kirika. The term later began to replace the Greek ekklesia and Basilicae within Christendom, c300 AD.
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In churches that usually administer baptism by pouring, the baptistery consists of a stand with a water basin on top.
Church of the Transfiguration
Sacred Buildings: Wooden Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi, Russia
Built in 1714, the Church of the Transfiguration is made entirely of wood.
Churches - Glossary
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A church built to accommodate those living at a distance from the parish church.
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Zigzag moulding.
Hall church : A structure which does not contain a Clerestory or Triforium, thus the Aisles and Nave will be approximately the same height.
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Altar - the holiest part of a church. In the medieval period the altar was a table or rectangular slab made of stone or marble, often set upon a raised step.
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Abbot
The head of a male monastery.
- Church days fixed for rent payments; in the south of England these were Lady Day (March 25th, Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin), Midsummer's Day (June 24th, Feast of St John the Baptist), Michaelmas Day (September 29th, Feast of St.
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Aisle A passageway between the areas of seating or pews, usually going from the back to the front (west to east) of the building.
In medieval times the body of the church (the nave) was divided from the chancel by a screen.
Church of San Vitale
St. Vitalis, a second century martyr, was believed to be the head of a family of martyrs who were associated with the local foundation of Christianity. St. Vitalis was believed to be the husband of St.
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Hall church - A German type of church in which nave and aisle are of approximately equal height often united under a single immense roof.
Hall Church
A church in which the nave and aisles are the same height, giving the building the appearace of a great hall.
hall church: one with aisles equal in height to the nave
hammerbeam: type of roof construction in which the braces rest on cantilevered beams supported on brackets.
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- a church is a building set aside for public worship, Christianity is implied. The recognised form of Christian architecture evolved from the early 4th century.
church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
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A type of wood-frame building, one-and-a-half or two stories in the front and one story in the rear. The double-pitched roof is short in the front and long in the rear, extending close to the ground.
Church with a college of priests. In pre-reformation England they were supported by lands given to the church, they may also have contained a Chantry Chapel, and were under the administration of a dean.
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Church of the Advocate, National Historic Landmark, 1801 W. Diamond St.
Church Interior view of crossing
Building: St. Sulpice
Architect: Louis Le Vau
Date: Began 1646 Interior view of crossing
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Churches built on a basilican plan and having a sloping roof rather than vaulting (which was not readopted until about the year 1000) form part of the Early Christian architectural tradition.
Church (fortified): (1) A fortified church provided with defences such as battlements and arrow slits. (2) A church which was used as part of, or as a fortification.
Church of S. Petronio, Bologna. Church of Sta Maria (Novella, Florence.
Germany.' Freiburg cathedral._ Late Renaissance France. Switzerland. Lucerne and most of the other principal museums.
a church or other structure built over the tomb or relics of a martyr.
Masonite
a type of fiberboard used in insulation and paneling.
The churches were often as strongly built as the castles since they were an integral part of Crusader rule. The importance of Jerusalem is notable in the fact that out of 500 churches in Palestine 66 were in Jerusalem.
The church of St. Geneviève in Paris is the first building to reflect the ideas of the Classical Revival. Renamed, unfortunately, Le Panthéon after the building became secularized, this building reflects the growing interest in archeology.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a prolific builder of "Latter-day Saint" or "Mormon" temples. There are 134 operating temples, 8 under construction, and 15 announced (not yet under construction).
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English version of late Gothic, developed from the 1320s, which continued into the early 16th century; sometimes abbreviated to Perp.
The part of a church between the chief entrance and the choir (quire), demarcated from aisles by piers or columns.
Crossing
In a church, the area where the transept and the nave intersect usually emphasized by a dome or tower.
Dome
A vaulted roof of circular or polygonal shape.
The areas of a church that extend out from its centre to form a cross-shape ground plan.
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SEDILLA In a church, a recessed seat, usually provided for the clergy or servers assisting at the celebrations
SEGMENTAL ARCH Composed of a single segment, which is less than a semi-circle.
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NAVEthe section of church that accommodates the congregation
OGEEa double curve, usually used to describe an arch, window or moulding
ORIELa rounded or multi-sided projecting window ...
Aisle: Open area of a church parallel to the nave and separated from it by columns or piers; Space between arcade and outer wall. Allure: Wall-walk, passage behind the parapet of a castle wall; Walkway along the top of a wall.
ambulatory A continuous aisle in a circular building, as in a church. apse A semicircular area; in most churches it contains the altar.
Chancel - the space surrounding the altar of a church.
Chemin de ronde - rare in England, very characteristic of French castles, this is the 'crown' at the top of a round tower, a machicolated gallery below or replacing the parapet.
Cathedral The principal church of a diocese where the bishop has the throne
Causeway A bank built across marshy ground with a path running along the top
Celestory Windows or opening set high in a wall to illuminate the area below ...
Pointed arches and ribbed vaults had appeared sporadically in some of the larger churches at the end of the twelfth century, such as Worms, Mainz, and Bamberg, but the lateral arches are not stilted, and so far as proportion, design, ...
support, as distinct from a column; the solid mass between doors, windows, and other openings in buildings PORTAL: a door or entrance PORTICO: a roofed space, open or partly enclosed, forming the entrance of the facade of a temple, house, or church, ...
Abbey - A convent under an abbot: the church now or formerly attached to it.
Ablution Fitting- A large sanitary fitting in which several people at the same time can wash their hands, arms, or faces.
In Constantinople (Istanbul), after its virtual separation from the Western Empire, arose a style of art and architecture which was practised by the Greek Church during the whole of the middle ages. This is called the Byzantine style.
In France throughout the 13th century the decorative arts were largely dominated by church art.
The general plan of the cathedrals, however, consisting of a long three-aisled nave intercepted by a transept and followed by a shorter choir and sanctuary, differs little from that of Romanesque churches.
east end: Refers to the end of the church where the main altar is placed and where the main part of the service takes place. Generally, medieval churches were oriented toward the east.
In Christian churches, a courtyard flanked by porticos. An open courtyard at the entrance of a church, usually surrounded by covered aisles.
Nearly always made of bronze, church bells in colonial California were usually cast in Lima, Peru or in Mexico City. They are usually tuned in a minor rather than major key.
The Queen Anne style was used for houses, churches and other public buildings, and commercial blocks.
The Spanish colonial revival style was very popular for gas stations, park structures, and churches during the 1920s and 1930s when the new building material of stucco was fashionable.
cathedral - (cathedra, seat or throne) the principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun.
Katholikon: the main church of a monastery.
Kleroterion : a simple lottery device used by Athenians during the period of their democracy to randomly choose citizens for public posts.
Churches often have the form of a cross with two sections at right angles to each other.
The Little Rock AME Zion Church in downtown Charlotte is a good example showing Ionic columns. It was built in 1911 and designed by J. M. McMichael. Mr.
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