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* regardless of the actual orientation of a church, east is the direction towards the alter, and west is the other end | * regardless of the actual orientation of a church, east is the direction towards the alter, and west is the other end | ||
** thus the "back" is the "west end" | ** thus the "back" is the "west end" | ||
* ''' | * '''narthex''' | ||
** the immediate area by the entrance to the Nave | |||
** might be called a "lobby" in secular terms | |||
* '''nave''' | * '''nave''' | ||
** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews) | ** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews) | ||