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Narthex vs Foyer - What's the difference?

narthex | foyer |

As nouns the difference between narthex and foyer

is that narthex is a western vestibule leading to the nave in some (especially Orthodox) Christian churches while foyer is a lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

narthex

English

(wikipedia narthex)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some (especially Orthodox) Christian churches.
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  • *2007 , Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon , Blue Bridge 2008, p. 87:
  • *:One of these was Cardinal Jacopo Stefaneschi, [...] who had now conceived ambitious plans for paintings to decorate the entire narthex , or entrance porch, of Avignon's ancient cathedral.

    • Derived terms

    * endonarthex * exonarthex

    foyer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
    • We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the the play to start.
  • The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
  • (UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.