antechurch

noun

an·​te·​church

: a portico or narthex at the main entrance of a church

Word History

Etymology

ante- + church

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for antechurch

• interchurch
• birch
• lurch
• perch
• search
• recherche
• research