18 October 2017
transept
[tran-sept]
noun, Architecture.
1. any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
2. An arm of this, on either side of the central aisle of a church.
Origin of transept
Anglo-Latin
1530-1540 From the Anglo-Latin word trānseptum, dating back to 1530-40. See trans-, septum
Related forms
transeptal, adjective
transeptally, adverb
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Examples from the Web for transept
Historical Examples
However, it was these portions of the transept and the apse which had the least suffered.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Next, Pierre turned into the transept on the left, where stand the confessionals.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
There is an attractive window in this transept, the gift of Edward IV.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
Only the chancel with its flanking chapels and the transept have been built.
Portuguese Architecture
Walter Crum Watson
Its total length is about 265 feet with a transept of about 109 feet long.
Portuguese Architecture
Walter Crum Watson
The dimensions of the transept are 40 feet by 34 feet, and 58 feet in height.
Bell’s Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury
H. J. L. J. Mass
The other is in the north wall of the transept, and opens into the choir vestry.
Bell’s Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury
H. J. L. J. Mass
The choir is nearly of the same kind of architecture as the transept.
The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral
George S. Phillips
On the eastern side of this transept is St. Paul’s Chapel, now used as a vestry.
Exeter
Sidney Heath
It is of five lights, and occupies the entire breadth of the transept.
Bell’s Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral
George Worley
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