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ante-church
ante-church n.
Brit. 
/ˈantᵻtʃəːtʃ/
, /ˈantᵻtʃəːtʃ/U.S. /ˈæn(t)əˌtʃərtʃ/
a narthex or antechapel./ˈæn(t)əˌtʃərtʃ/ΘΚΠ
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ante-church1695
antechapela1701
1695 G. Hooper Disc. Lent ii. vi. 239 The Ante-Church was also subdivided into Two Parts.
1817 J. Storer Hist. & Antiq. Cathedral Churches Great Brit. III. at Landaff Cathedral (note) The porch, antechurch or narthex; the west end of this part was appropriated to common auditors for idle curiosity or serious inquiry, and its east end to catechumens and candidates.
1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 220 If there is an antechurch, they should be placed there.
1997 Church Times 7 Feb. 5/1 I declared them man and wife. Then, as they knelt down..I saw him in the ante-church—there's a glass screen—so I signalled to the verger, and she went and spoke to him.
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