apse

apse has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• n.. A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy.
• n.. The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.
• n.. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
• n.. a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar