APSES
Noun
apses
plural of apse
Anagrams
• apess, passe, passĂ©, spaes
Source: Wiktionary
APSE
Apse, n.; pl. Apses. [See Apsis.]
1. (Arch.) (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.
Note: This word is also written apsis and absis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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