transept definition by Wordo

Noun

The

transversal

part

of

a

church

,

which

crosses

at

right angles

to

the

greatest

length

,

and

between

the

nave

and

choir

.

In

the

basilicas

,

this

had

often

no

projection

at

its

two

ends

.

In

Gothic

churches

these

project

greatly

,

and

should

be

called

the

arms

of

the

transept

.

It

is

common

,

however

,

to

speak

of

the

arms

themselves

as

the

transepts

.