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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRANSEPT

From Anglo-Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- + saeptum enclosure.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSEPT

transept  [ˈtrænsɛpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSEPT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transept is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRANSEPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

transept

Transept

A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture. Each half of a transept is known as a semitransept. The transept of a church separates the nave from the sanctuary, apse, choir, chevet, presbytery or chancel. The transepts cross the nave at the crossing, which belongs equally to the main nave axis and to the transept. Upon its four piers, the crossing may support a spire, a central tower or a crossing dome. Since the altar is usually located at the east end of a church, a transept extends to the north and south. The north and south end walls often hold decorated windows of stained glass, such as rose windows, in stone tracery. Occasionally, the basilicas and the church and cathedral planning that descended from them were built without transepts; sometimes the transepts were reduced to matched chapels. More often, the transepts extended well beyond the sides of the rest of the building, forming the shape of a cross.

Definition of transept in the English dictionary

The definition of transept in the dictionary is either of the two wings of a cruciform church at right angles to the nave.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSEPT


accept
əkˈsɛpt
concept
ˈkɒnsɛpt
discept
dɪˈsɛpt
except
ɪkˈsɛpt
incept
ɪnˈsɛpt
intercept
ˌɪntəˈsɛpt
intussuscept
ˌɪntəssəˈsɛpt
percept
ˈpɜːsɛpt
precept
ˈpriːsɛpt
reaccept
ˌriːəkˈsɛpt
recept
ˈriːsɛpt
sept
sɛpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSEPT

transduce
transducer
transductant
transduction
transductional
transductor
transe
transect
transection
transenna
transeptal
transeptate
transeunt
transexual
transexualism
transfect
transfection
transfer
transfer characteristic
transfer desk

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSEPT

adept
crept
dept
high concept
high-concept
inept
open-concept
outswept
overslept
proof of concept
rept
self-concept
slept
swept
unkept
unswept
upswept
well-kept
wept
windswept

Synonyms and antonyms of transept in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «transept» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSEPT

Find out the translation of transept to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transept from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transept» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transepto
570 millions of speakers

English

transept
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुप्रस्थ भाग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трансепт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transepto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গির্জার অংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transept
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transept
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Querschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

翼廊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수랑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transept
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành lang ở nhà thờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

transept
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रान्ससीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haç şeklindeki kilisenin yan kolları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

transetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transept
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трансепт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transept
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκάρσιο κλίτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwars
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transepten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tverrskip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transept

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSEPT»

The term «transept» is regularly used and occupies the 103.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSEPT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «transept» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «transept» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transept

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSEPT»

Discover the use of transept in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transept and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
Chichester cathedral has a nave, side aisles, transept, a choir, ladye chapel, now a library, and an irregular enclosed cloister. There is also an isolated bell-tower, like the Italian campanile in principle. This cathedral has an elegant spire.
‎1837
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Modern Perspectives in Western Art History: An Anthology of ...
49) to suggest a regular "Roman" transept. The scanty remains may as well belong to the transversal arms of a cross church like Sant'Anastasia In Rome, or to dwarf transept wings which would have been much lower than the nave.
W. Eugene Kleinbauer, 1971
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The British metropolis in 1851
Monuments. Situation. Sculptors. Colet Dean Crypt Collingwood, Lord S. Transept Westmacott, R.A. ° Cooke, Captain Nave Westmacott, R. A. Cornwallis, Marquis Nave Rossi, R.A. Crauford, General N. Transept Bacon, Jun. Cooper, Sir Astley ...
‎1851
4
A Handbook to the Places of Public Worship in London
Monuments — (continued.) Names. Situation. Sculptor. Collingwood, Lord S. Transept . Westmacott . 27 Cooke, Captain Nave Westmacott . 16 Cornwallis, Marquis Nave Rossi 14 Crawfurd, General N. Transept . Bacon, Jun. 44 Duff, Captain ...
‎1851
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The companion to St. Paul's cathedral: containing a ...
Collingwood, Lord S. Transept . Westmacott . 27 Cooke, Captain Nave Westmacott . 16 Cornwallis, Marquis Nave Rossi 14 Crawfurd, General N. Transept . Bacon, Jun. 44 Duff, Captain Nave Bacon, Jun. 16 Duncan, Lord N. Transept .
E. M. Cummings, 1840
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Disciplined Exuberance: The Parish Church of Saint-Maclou ...
levels of interior: A. nave pier nwl; B. chapel opening pier nlwl; C. transept crossing pier nw; D. choir chapel nlel; E. core moldings 24b. Rouen, Saint- Maclou, the fillet base, west facade and upper levels of interior: A. west facade, embrasure ...
Linda Elaine Neagley, 2010
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
A continuous transept was built at Saint-Denis Abbey (c. 754–75; see Saint-denis abbey, I, 1), to- gether with colonnades and aisles of the Early Chris- tian basilican type. During the reign of Charlemagne the abbey church (now cathedral) at ...
Colum Hourihane, 2012
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The Template-makers of the Paris Basin: Toichological ...
As applied to Soissons, this meme has set such limits to observation that every historian has unquestioningly presumed that the whole of the south transept, including its vaults, was completed before any of the choir was begun. This has led ...
John James, 1989
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Medieval Cathedrals
But both transept rose windows had larger meanings in terms of the church of Reims. Together their scenes span the history of the world from the beginning ( Genesis) in the north rose to the End of Time in the south rose, symbolized by either ...
William W. Clark, 2006
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Historical sketch of Saint Paul's cathedral [by J. Sykes].
I. The old Cathedral 7 II. The new Cathedral 24 III. Interior of Saint Paul's 31 IV. The Monuments 42 Names. Situation. Sculptors. Page. Abercromby, Sir R. . S. Transept . Westmacott . 56 Babington, Dr S.W. Tran. . Behnes .... 58 Bowes, General.
James Sykes (of London.), 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSEPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transept is used in the context of the following news items.
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July 9, 1984: Wrath of God the prime suspect as lightning bolt sparks …
A fire destroyed the ancient roof of York Minster's south transept, causing £2.25m of damage and leading to dark mutterings concerning the origins of the blaze. «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Fouilles place de la Rép : un muret du transept et une abside de l …
Et voici un muret du transept d'1,80 m de haut, avec l'abside du bras nord. Là, on aperçoit un mur qui tenait de grandes arcades et plus loin, le mur Est du ... «lepopulaire.fr, Jul 15»
3
Resurrection: One-time Cincinnati churches find new life by …
Like Taft's Ale House, The Transept's $4.7 million renovation will offer three levels. A taproom at street level will be open seven days a week. The sanctuary ... «Soapbox Cincinnati, May 15»
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Cathédrale de Bayeux. De nouveaux vitraux artistiques dans le …
La Nuit de la cathédrale a permis de présenter des projets, comme celui des vitraux du transept. Composés aujourd'hui de plastique, ils joueront avec les ... «Ouest-France, May 15»
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Former 19th century church to become an event center in Over-the …
"The Transept will be a private event space and public bar," said co-owner Josh Heuser. "The bar will be in the southwest corner. The bar will be open seven ... «WVXU, Apr 15»
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Construction starting on OTR event center Transept
City officials Wednesday celebrated the start of renovation at a former Over-the-Rhine church that will be redeveloped as an event center. The Transept project ... «Cincinnati.com, Apr 15»
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Tours of Ely Cathedral's Octagon Tower suspended due to major …
Tours of Ely Cathedral's Octagon Tower have been temporarily suspended due to major restoration work. Work on restoring the cathedral's North Transept – one ... «Ely News, Mar 15»
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A new tower for Westminster Abbey
It is here that the new tower is to be built: in the angle made by the south transept and the eastern chapels. It will be hidden from the south by the Chapter House. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
9
Charles Ray at Matthew Marks
The sculpture sits at the intersection of transept and nave like a coffin. It's conceptually interesting, but visually inert. What you see are crumpled auto-body parts, ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
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The next big OTR development isn't condos and isn't a 3CDC project
The founders of Funky's Catering and branding and marketing firm AGAR are teaming up to bring a large events center called The Transept focused on ... «Cincinnati Business Courier, Mar 15»

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