5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apse \Apse\, n.; pl Apses. [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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
apse
n : a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building
especially the east end of a church; usually contains the
the altar [syn: {apsis}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
APSE
{Ada Programming Support Environment}
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
APSE
Ada Programming Support Environment
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
APSE
Agfa Publishing Systems Environment (Agfa, DTP)
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