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apse
apse is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.
- 3noun
A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
- 4noun
a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
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