Particular technical uses. The middle aisle, or the whole nave, of a church. Cf. bodystead n. at compounds 2.

transferred. Applied to the body or interior of a church. Obsolete. (Cf. bulk, n.1)

In a church: a passage between the pews or seats, an aisle. Obsolete.

transferred. = bouk, n. 2b; ? the main body or nave of a church; cf. body, n. 6b (Possibly the sense may be ‘crypt’, cf. Italian buca, Tommaseo's…

A place that is holy; a sanctuary. spec. The outer chamber of the sanctuary in the Jewish tabernacle and temple, separated by a veil from the ‘most…

The nave (see nave, n.2) of a church. rare.

the nave of a church.

Architecture. = cella, n. (see also sense 14a).

The main part or body of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation, usually extending from the west door to the chancel…

The central body of a temple, as distinct from the portico and other external structures; (also) the sanctuary within this, containing the image of…

The nave of a church. Obsolete.

The part of a public building occupied by the audience; in ancient churches, the ‘nave.’ Also (U.S.) applied to the entire building.