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Noun

Synonyms: apsis

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Noun (1)

a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altarSynonyms: apsisType of recess, nicheKinds tribunePart of church, church building

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Apse (ăps), noun; pl. Apses (ăp′sĕz). [See Apsis.]

1. Architecture (a) 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. Hence: (b) The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.

2. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.

☞ This word is also written apsis and absis.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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Ada Programming Support Environment APSE

<tool, project> (APSE) A program or set of programs to support software development in the Ada language. [Examples?]

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