narthex

nar·thex

noun \ˈnär-ˌtheks\

Definition of NARTHEX

1

: the portico of an ancient church

2

: a vestibule leading to the nave of a church

Origin of NARTHEX

Late Greek narthēx, from Greek, giant fennel, cane, casket

First Known Use: circa 1673

Rhymes with NARTHEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex