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/ˈæpsɪs/ · noun
(architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church..
Like Henry's collegiate church […] the cathedral is a cruciform basilica of the double bay system with four square bays in the central nave, western transoms, a quadrum for the choir, an apsis, and a transept with auxiliary apses.
Use apsis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apsis means (architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church..
Common synonyms include apse, apside.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Like Henry's collegiate church […] the cathedral is a cruciform basilica of the double bay system with four square bays in the central nave, western transoms, a quadrum for the choir, an apsis, and a transept with auxiliary apses.
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