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Synonyms and related words:
Easter sepulcher, ambry, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, archway, baptistery, blindstory, camber, ceilinged roof, chancel, choir, cloisters, concameration, concha, confessional, confessionary, cove, crypt, cupola, diaconicon, diaconicum, dome, geodesic dome, igloo, keystone, nave, ogive, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair, rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, skewback, span, transept, triforium, vault, vaulting, vestry, voussoir

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