All 15 Uses of
nave
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Tonight, the cavernous nave of Saint-Sulpice was as silent as a tomb, the only hint of life the faint smell of incense from mass earlier that evening.†
Chpt 19-20 *
- Its long central section—the nave—led directly to the main altar, where it was transversely intersected by a shorter section, known as the transept.†
Chpt 21-22
- The intersection of nave and transept occurred directly beneath the main cupola and was considered the heart of the church… her most sacred and mystical point.†
Chpt 21-22
- On the back, Collet found notations scrawled in English, describing a cathedral's long hollow nave as a secret pagan tribute to a woman's womb.†
Chpt 79-80
- A dramatic, circular edifice with a daunting facade, a central turret, and a protruding nave off one side, the church looked more like a military stronghold than a place of worship.†
Chpt 83-84
- Unlike most churches, however, it had its entrance on the side, rather than the standard rear of the church via the narthex at the bottom of the nave.†
Chpt 97-98
- Sophie drew a startled breath as she looked down the length of the abbey's nave, the full magnitude of the building now visible.†
Chpt 97-98
- At that moment, a hundred yards down the nave, out of sight behind the choir screen, the stately tomb of Sir Isaac Newton had a lone visitor.†
Chpt 97-98
- Pacing now near the corner of the choir screen, he took a deep breath and glanced up the long nave toward the main altar in the distance.†
Chpt 97-98
- Langdon and Sophie moved slowly down the north aisle, keeping to the shadows behind the ample pillars that separated it from the open nave.†
Chpt 97-98
- Despite having traveled more than halfway down the nave, they still had no clear view of Newton's tomb.†
Chpt 97-98
- The entire section of the nave near Newton's tomb was deserted.†
Chpt 97-98
- Crossing the massive nave on a diagonal, Langdon and Sophie remained silent as the elaborate sepulchre revealed itself in tantalizing increments… a black-marble sarcophagus… a reclining statue of Newton… two winged boys… a huge pyramid… and… an enormous orb.†
Chpt 97-98
- Sophie turned and scanned the nave.†
Chpt 97-98
- Taking several steps back from the tomb, Langdon peered around the choir screen to his right, across the nave to the side opposite that which they had descended.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(nave) the central area of a church