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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Apse \Apse\ ([a^]ps), noun; pl. Apses ([a^]p"s[e^]z). [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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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