The un-consecrated main body of the church where the congregation gathered for the service and the area in which the priest would descend to deliver his sermon The nave was also used for secular activities and served as a church hall where the parishioners could gather in relative shelter The upkeep of the Nave was the responsibility of the laity
The main part of a church where the congregation gathers to take part in the service The large area between the narthex and teh sanctuary (Ukrainian: khram virnykh or nava)
(English) The main body of a church, running from the front door to the transept, or crossing Its ceiling is usually higher than that of flanking aisles
The pew area of the church building, where the congregation sits, stands or kneels during public worship The nave is more than an auditorium, where people listen, because worship in the Episcopal Church involves everyone as participants
The main part of a church building; the place where the congregation sits Probably derived from the Latin word navis, meaning "ship " (As in Noah's ark) In medieval England the derogatory term "knave" (commoner) developed from nave, because the nave is the area of the building where the "common" people sit
This is the central part of a church where the congregation, or lay people sit It comes from the Latin word for a ship ("navis" - compare our word 'navy') Possibly the idea is that Christians are safe from the 'sea' of evil and sin that surrounds them in the world, secure in the 'ship' of the church
From the Latin navis, meaning ship The nave is the large, long hall, which runs through the central length of the Roman basilica plan and Christian churches, which were influenced by it The nave extends from the entrance or Narthex, to the apse It is flanked by side aisles
the main part of a church; the place where the congregation sits Derived from an old word for ship; in older churches the beams of the roof resembled the beams and timbers in the sides of a ship
The architectural term for the place where the congregation gathers for worship, as opposed to the front part of the church from which the service is lead In churches with a lecture-hall floor plan, the term ‘sanctuary’ is often used to mean both chancel and nave because the two are not architecturally distinct
The place where worshipers sit It comes from the Latin word for ship, from which we get the word, Navy It represents a metaphor of the people of God sitting together and rowing in unison to move the ship along
The nave of a church is the long central part where people gather to worship. The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles. The hub of a wheel. the long central part of a church (navis, from , ; because of its shape). Main part of a Christian church, extending from the entrance (the narthex) to the transept or chancel (area around the altar). In a basilican church (see basilica), which has side aisles, nave refers only to the central section. Medieval naves were generally divided into many bays, producing the effect of great length. During the Renaissance, the nave format became more flexible, and the nave was divided into fewer compartments, giving a feeling of spaciousness and balanced proportion among the height, length, and width, as in St. Paul's Cathedral
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles