All 3 Uses of
nave
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- The candles on the high altar had been extinguished but the fragrance of incense still floated down the dim nave.†
Chpt 3 *
- He knelt to say his penance, praying in a corner of the dark nave; and his prayers ascended to heaven from his purified heart like perfume streaming upwards from a heart of white rose.†
Chpt 3
- He had lifted up his arms and spoken in ecstasy to the sombre nave of the trees, knowing that he stood on holy ground and in a holy hour.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(nave) the central area of a church