What does NAVE mean?

Definitions for NAVE
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. navenoun

    the central area of a church

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. NAVEnoun

    Etymology: naf , Saxon.

    Out, out, thou strumpet fortune! all you gods
    In general synod take away her pow’r;
    Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,
    And bowl the round nave down the hill of heav’n,
    As low as to the fiends. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    In the wheels of waggons the hollows of the naves, by their swift rotations on the ends of the axle-trees, produce a heat sometimes so intense as to set them on fire. John Ray.

    It comprehends the nave or body of the church, together with the chancel. John Ayliffe, Par.

Wikipedia

  1. Nave

    The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type building, the strict definition of the term "nave" is restricted to the central aisle. In a broader, more colloquial sense, the nave includes all areas available for the lay worshippers, including the side-aisles and transepts. Either way, the nave is distinct from the area reserved for the choir and clergy.

ChatGPT

  1. nave

    A nave is the central or main part of a church, extending from the entrance, also known as the narthex, to the chancel. It is typically flanked by aisles on either side, separated by columns or piers. It is usually the place where the congregation sits or stands. The term originates from medieval Latin 'navis’ meaning 'ship,' likely symbolizing the ship of the Church sailing towards heaven.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Navenoun

    the block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob

  2. Navenoun

    the navel

  3. Navenoun

    the middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles

  4. Etymology: [F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. nay`archo`s, Skr. nus, and perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. nkkvi; cf. L. nare to swim, float. Cf. Nausea, Nautical, Naval.]

Wikidata

  1. Nave

    In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting. The nave of a church, whether Romanesque, Gothic or Classical, extends from the entry — which may have a separate vestibule, the narthex — to the chancel and is flanked by lower aisles separated from the nave by an arcade. If the aisles are high and of a width comparable to the central nave, the structure is sometimes said to have three naves.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nave

    nāv, n. the middle or main body of a church, distinct from the aisles or wings.—n. Nā′varch, a Greek admiral. [Fr. nef—L. navis, a ship.]

  2. Nave

    nāv, n. the hub or piece of wood, &c., in the centre of a wheel, through which the axle passes.—v.t. to form as a nave. [A.S. nafu, nave; cf. Dut. naaf, Ger. nabe.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. nave

    In gun-carriages, that part of a wheel in which the arms of the axle-tree move, and in which the spokes are driven and supported.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NAVE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nave is ranked #6819 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Nave surname appeared 4,946 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Nave.

    82.4% or 4,077 total occurrences were White.
    7.7% or 383 total occurrences were Black.
    3.9% or 197 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.5% or 126 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.2% or 109 total occurrences were Asian.
    1% or 54 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of NAVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of NAVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of NAVE in a Sentence

  1. Paul Anka:

    I spent time with Elvis Presley and watched Elvis Presley self-destruct, elvis Presley was a good guy, a Southern gentleman, a little nave, but Elvis Presley started to lose it — Elvis Presley got locked into that cocoon, the comfort of the posse, the aluminum foil on the windows and no sun. I told Elvis Presley, ‘ It’s not your kind of song, ’ but it meant a lot to Elvis Presley.

  2. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates:

    I guess I’d have to say I felt double-crossed. After all those years in Washington, I was nave.

  3. Doug Baldwin:

    The goal has always been to effect change in the world on a very large scale, i really do feel, and I know its an ambitious statement to make and sometimes could be a nave statement but as I think through what I want to accomplish through the rest of my life and also for my children I want to change the world in a positive way.

  4. Ogden Nash:

    Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave When they think that their children are nave.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    I think we’re back in the land of the CRs, anybody who thought you could get defense funding without doing DACA was pretty nave.

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